A Definition of What this Blog is All About

instant wealth 
emotionally disengaged sex
information overload 
belief in the ability of ingested substances to alter the aura of one’s flesh or personality architecture 
neglect of the maintenance of democracy

willful ignorance of history 
body manipulation 
willful rejection of reflection 
body envy 
belief that spectacle is reality 
vicarious living through celebrities
rejection of sentiment 
unwillingness to assign hierarchy to values

--From Douglas Coupland's "Brentwood Notebook" (Polaroids from the Dead)