What I’m hearing is this…

This “dream world” of good economic times (good times that seemed to just slip right by me btw) are over. And it’s going to be a long hard climb out of the pit. And since Entertainment (Movies and TV in particular) is usually our culture’s fallback in these times we will fall back on it again. Except that said Entertainment is only escapism. Therefore we should retreat into a virtual world that combines this entertainment (escapism) with dream worlds.

The main problem is the tone at the beginning of your article seems to carry with it a denigratory tone in relation to people and their ability to escape the cold hard facts that only you, Krugman, and Baker seem wise enough to realized. But then you turn around, with party hats on, and celebrate the inevitable oncoming rise of dreamworlds because the other dreamworld is dying.

Correct me if I’m wrong but that not only sounds self-serving (which I actually have no problem with. That’s what business is all about) but also a bit manic. To sell your idea better you should identify your thesis then like a crafty skilled salesman manipulate your audience into throwing in. The way it is now, you’re saying “Awesome, things are dying because everyone bough beachfront property in the desert! Now, would you like to buy some beach front property in the desert, because if you do it can make me rich!”

What I’m hearing is this…

This “dream world” of good economic times (good times that seemed to just slip right by me btw) are over. And it’s going to be a long hard climb out of the pit. And since Entertainment (Movies and TV in particular) is usually our culture’s fallback in these times we will fall back on it again. Except that said Entertainment is only escapism. Therefore we should retreat into a virtual world that combines this entertainment (escapism) with dream worlds.

The main problem is the tone at the beginning of your article seems to carry with it a denigratory tone in relation to people and their ability to escape the cold hard facts that only you, Krugman, and Baker seem wise enough to realized. But then you turn around, with party hats on, and celebrate the inevitable oncoming rise of dreamworlds because the other dreamworld is dying.

Correct me if I’m wrong but that not only sounds self-serving (which I actually have no problem with. That’s what business is all about) but also a bit manic. To sell your idea better you should identify your thesis then like a crafty skilled salesman manipulate your audience into throwing in. The way it is now, you’re saying “Awesome, things are dying because everyone bough beachfront property in the desert! Now, would you like to buy some beach front property in the desert, because if you do it can make me rich!”