It's a bit of a garage sale, but does point toward one thing: There's a sham job going on, and we have to rise to the occasion and countenance it, before it's too late.
The central idea is how foolish we look when we let our consciences slip away; how corrupt the world becomes when we're not busy digging up the baobabs of immorality before they become lumbering giants that take up all our living space.
The title line simply means this: Criticism is good. When you criticise, people may think you have no respect. But look at the alternative: Giving yourself over to the wiles of power, slavishly parroting the party line only serves to expose the immorality of the host system; to expose that system as having a negative value ("less than zero").
The line in the bridge is great, and cleverly explains the dynamic whereby the media function has been perverted to hide the truth, rather than expose it. The medium is the message, and that medium/message is more concerned with quantity than quality, of turning the volume up to 11, rather than encouraging the silent contemplation that can lead to self-knowlege, healing, genuine dialog, and ultimately heaven.
It's a bit of a garage sale, but does point toward one thing: There's a sham job going on, and we have to rise to the occasion and countenance it, before it's too late. The central idea is how foolish we look when we let our consciences slip away; how corrupt the world becomes when we're not busy digging up the baobabs of immorality before they become lumbering giants that take up all our living space. The title line simply means this: Criticism is good. When you criticise, people may think you have no respect. But look at the alternative: Giving yourself over to the wiles of power, slavishly parroting the party line only serves to expose the immorality of the host system; to expose that system as having a negative value ("less than zero"). The line in the bridge is great, and cleverly explains the dynamic whereby the media function has been perverted to hide the truth, rather than expose it. The medium is the message, and that medium/message is more concerned with quantity than quality, of turning the volume up to 11, rather than encouraging the silent contemplation that can lead to self-knowlege, healing, genuine dialog, and ultimately heaven.