Meta Blog Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Via KipEsquire I’ve learned of a demented group of individuals: Smash My XBox 360. This group of “savory” individuals have collected donations from web surfers to conduct a “social experiment”: Due to success of the SmashMyiPod.com site we decided to take the whole smashing thing a little further, and destroy things right when they come out, in front of 100s of fanboys who would be quite upset to see their beloved game console smashed. The rest of his post is a typical subjectivist analysis of value, which I don’t have the time or inclination (or stomach, for that matter) to analyze. Rather, I’d like to identify what is really going on here, which appears to have escaped Kip. He characterizes this hooliganism as “an interest in harmless destruction”, but notes, “the initial response that many would have to such a project would be something akin to either befuddlement (i.e.,... http://ObjectivismOnline.com/blog/archives/000490.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterrose Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Smashing 360s? Thank god idiocy isn't contagious. Smashing one's head is much cheaper. ...And more likely to be remembered. That's what's important, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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