Thanks, and yes. My point is that intellectual and creative abilities are rare. But, they are much less rare than the number of positions that are available to people who possess such gifts. So, if, … (View Post)

Upward social mobility was certainly a thing, across the board, for several generations after the Black Death, as living standards rose sharply. Geoffrey Chaucer's family is an outstanding examp… (View Post)

To continue, there are in any society, far more people who can write, paint, sing, compose, act very well, than there are full time jobs available for them. How many people make a full time living wr… (View Post)

How anyone survived that horror show is a mystery. I agree with your view that Ta Mok, was quite possibly, the most evil man who ever lived. I don't know how Cambodia survived the murder of so m… (View Post)

Sometimes, it can be hard to distinguish a really good parody from the real thing. The Onion published a mock interview with JK Rowling, once, in which she explained that the whole purpose of writing… (View Post)