Sunday, November 30, 2008

Spin is forever

My friend J drew my attention to this rather remarkable full-page ad in today's New York Times, a snapshot of our unsettled historical moment.


Our lives are filled with things. We're overwhelmed by possessions we own but do not treasure. Stuff we buy but never love. To be thrown away in weeks rather than passed down for generations.

Perhaps it will be different now. Perhaps now is an opportunity to reassess what really matters. After all, if everything you ever bought her disappeared overnight, what would she truly miss?



Smart chappies, the DeBeers diamond people. They can tell which way the wind is blowing, and can pay smart advertising people to update their message that a diamond is not a luxury but the only necessity.