In an age robbed of religious symbols, going to the shops replaces going to the church. We have a free choice, but at a price. We can win experience, but never achieve innocence. Marx knew that the epic activities of the modern world involve not lance and sword but dry goods.
“I have an everyday religion that works for me. Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line.”
“Transparency is not the same as looking straight through a building: it's not just a physical idea, it's also an intellectual one.”