"androgynous plants would copulate, six moons would orbit the earth ... the seas would ... become oceans of lemonade" http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Charles_Fourier …
@aristosophy Tyler Cowen has an essay in which lemonade oceans are the canonical example of "too utopian." Excellent running joke.
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@aristosophy That's the one. Annoying paper. Excellent writing lulls you along until the end where he reveals he had nothing to say.
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@Meaningness ...was right on the more important point that oceans of lemonade are a serious topic worth thinking correct thoughts about. -
@aristosophy I would love to hear you defend that...
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@Meaningness I don't think Fourier is "too utopian" as such, just creatively mistaken about priorities and implementation details.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Meaningness I am tempted to argue that Fourier, while he may have been wrong about the oceans of lemonade...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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