[lit-ideas] Re: the values Americans live by?
- From: "Andreas Ramos" <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 09:45:29 -0700
Definitely in the late 70s, at the latest.
Cell phones aren't on the list.
Everyone has a dozen calculators now, since these are basically free.
Powered lawn mower? No, you have a yard cleaning service. They cut the grass
for you.
And the "Many also own a personal computer." was obviously appended.
In Palo Alto, the average home has five computers.
yrs,
andreas
www.andreas.com
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From: "David Ritchie" <ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 8:42 AM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: the values Americans live by?
> on 5/6/05 4:35 AM, Mirembe Nantongo at nantongo@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> Here are the 13 values Americans live by, according to one person's view:
>> http://omni.cc.purdue.edu/~corax/kohlsamericanvalues.html
>
> The modern American typically owns:
>
>
> * one or more color television sets,
> * an electric hair dryer,
> * an electronic calculator,
> * a tape recorder and a record player,
> * a clothes-washer and dryer,
> * a vacuum cleaner,
> * a powered lawn mower (for cutting grass),
> * a refrigerator, a stove, and a dishwasher,
> * one or more automobiles,
> * and a telephone. Many also own a personal computer.
>
>
> When was this written, do you think? "A tape recorder and a record player?"
> How pre-postmodern.
>
> David Ritchie
> Portland, Oregon
>
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