…there is a great deal of ‘Worship together this week, ’ ‘Why not try God,’ Zen, existentialism, and the beat ways of life, etc. But such modes of protest and transcendence are no longer negative. They are rather the ceremonial part of practical behaviorism, its harmless negation, and are quickly digested by the status quo as part of its healthy diet.”—
—a little Herbert Marcuse for your Monday.