Re:The Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen (1899)
by mirimir on Thursday May 04, 2017 @03:22AM
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Wild guess: people who aren't technicians aka engineers and scientists.
> It is the purpose of this memorandum to show, in an objective way, that under existing circumstances there need be no fear, and no hope, of an eventual overturn in America, such as would unsettle the established order and unseat the Vested Interests that now control the country's industrial system. In an earlier paper (The Dial, October 4) it has been argued that no effectual move in the direction of such an overturn can be made except on the initiative and under the direction of the country's technicians, taking action in common and on a concerted plan."
> It is the purpose of this memorandum to show, in an objective way, that under existing circumstances there need be no fear, and no hope, of an eventual overturn in America, such as would unsettle the established order and unseat the Vested Interests that now control the country's industrial system. In an earlier paper (The Dial, October 4) it has been argued that no effectual move in the direction of such an overturn can be made except on the initiative and under the direction of the country's technicians, taking action in common and on a concerted plan."
The Engineers and the Price System.
https://ia600303.us.archive.org/33/items/engineersandpri01ve...
So hey, of obvious interest here :)
Edit: So this is where Stephenson gets "barbarians" in Diamond Age. Also Burroughs his technician archetypes.