I came by it through re-reading Kenneth Burke's "Permanence and Change" as I wondered if maybe writing from the 1930s might be useful for making sense of the present decade. The answer, unfortunately, is yes. Not so much in repetitions but in the strong rhymes. Fucking hell, indeed.
I had missed your use of the term "Trained incapacity" in this context. It's perfect, unfortunately. Fucking hell.
It's existential to "compromise" with this stuff, also. But I suppose we have learned not to see it.
I came by it through re-reading Kenneth Burke's "Permanence and Change" as I wondered if maybe writing from the 1930s might be useful for making sense of the present decade. The answer, unfortunately, is yes. Not so much in repetitions but in the strong rhymes. Fucking hell, indeed.