And they're a suitable target for Schadenfreude. A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
Don't knock schadenfreude: It's about the only kind of freude we get these days.
We should laugh now, while we can. We have long predicted this moment, and long known what follows: It does not end with the lay-offs of 4000 drones. The Fates are kind.
The "drones" had it coming, but the ones that won't be out of a job are these people. A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
