[gbog]

> most people would feet-vote for a big mac rather than a book

Seriously? If you had to be thrown on a desert island and bring only one thing, would you bring a short term belly chemical satisfaction asset like a big mac, or a long term spirit satisfaction asset like a Classic book in your mother tongue?

[goblin89]

Don't forget that most people on this planet reportedly are a) poor and b) not having English as their mother tongue (probably not even speaking it).

[gbog]

It is a mistake to think that poor people don't value cultural assets. And I used Jane Austeen as an example, obviously.

[HeyLaughingBoy]

This is a straw man argument. Very, very few people will ever be in such a situation.

However, what is unfortunately much more common is day to day hunger. I'm willing to bet that most people (myself included), after a few days of not eating, would rather have the Big Mac than the Austen book.

I love literature, but it won't keep me alive.