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by telesilla 1827 days ago
>He is entirely himself and delivers on that product

As on a simple thing such as a luxury cruise in "A supposedly fun thing I'll never do again":

"They’ll make certain of it. They’ll micromanage every iota of every pleasure-option so that not even the dreadful corrosive action of your adult consciousness and agency and dread can fuck up your fun. Your troublesome capacities for choice, error, regret, dissatisfaction, and despair will be removed from the equation. You will be able – finally, for once – to relax, the ads promise, because you will have no choice."

http://archive.harpers.org/1996/01/pdf/HarpersMagazine-1996-...