It’s funny. The way it came out when I wrote it was as you read, but different from the thing that brought the term to mind.
I did read the Huffpost piece Frank forwarded (there; admitted it). And the sense was that there can’t be really _all_ that many foot fetishists in the world. For the Gen-Zers to somehow let their lives be dictated by the fact that some distinctive group exists on the margins, and that because they couldn’t put down the phone and never left the bedroom, they know about those people, really gives easy targets for all the tropes people level against them. I mean; really? Wagging the dog works for that too, though. I don’t know if there’s a greek root for it. > On Jun 4, 2024, at 8:31 AM, glen <geprope...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I don't think "extreme" is the right concept. I think a concept like > "insubstantial but high influence" ... something like "sensitive" or "agile". > For that, I like canard: > https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.etymonline.com%2fword%2fcanard%2c&c=E,1,npxdZq4bwaeRH64d007qgaQ3IjXRtkPFNtPZPKvzCkMSBy7Joy8bAVWEKax5WOyVEjUoP35oB5fIWChDhX2xoNQhYspvX4L0mBUBL_Fs2dQ3fl-BWQ,,&typo=1 > which I learned in the context of missiles. But "government by canard" seems > close to "wag the dog". So that's where I'd start my search. > > On 6/3/24 15:59, Santafe wrote: >> Is there a Greek root to build a word for Government by the Extremes? >>> On Jun 4, 2024, at 6:42 AM, Frank Wimberly <wimber...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> This is the article I had in mind >>> >>> https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-gen-z-wont-show-their-feet_l_64cd1b52e4b01796c06c0cc4 > > -- > ꙮ Mɥǝu ǝlǝdɥɐuʇs ɟᴉƃɥʇ' ʇɥǝ ƃɹɐss snɟɟǝɹs˙ ꙮ > > -. --- - / ...- .- .-.. .. -.. / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Fridays 9a-12p Friday St. Johns Cafe / Thursdays 9a-12p Zoom > https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fbit.ly%2fvirtualfriam&c=E,1,EIZ5_axR_7HPNFv632vzL5d6-1Qs0QCctu311huMi38VEw-VwDmR0leIaGccD53hv94iA2dPSjUuAzJD-iZymegb9tZSdun6IDzFDexcrOdo8Tbl&typo=1 > to (un)subscribe > https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fredfish.com%2fmailman%2flistinfo%2ffriam_redfish.com&c=E,1,1Dzpf_6qoPUJwy7bO4tpwP0SCY4JTRL-cpmKgBNA_kThAtukZ5FNaKJQfhN7WPlNqM_ipHLXXJomEIRMy2KKSjeJ2M-fGN5hHi1Xr2vByGncJCc7Yac6I_8,&typo=1 > FRIAM-COMIC > https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2ffriam-comic.blogspot.com%2f&c=E,1,SwtIa3-BOXV9Zw-SK8oZTBazfxzk3cSx41KOesHTN2O2mml6F-37C_i86zePg8MeWimd_1LKRWPU5pjhGr_qDrTtid8qz8lKtLd6zOw-MiE-jZMv&typo=1 > archives: 5/2017 thru present > https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fredfish.com%2fpipermail%2ffriam_redfish.com%2f&c=E,1,VBA8jocJsVFrAgDNiYXEjvXnKgRIbi3QaOZgqAx10j8DlDlztJZ-wFUPaC_rSn4fTX6GdcnRnQB9Qr7FK1CH1q1FUm3JYhzdN5Q3HfNDryAbcslOAAD8sYEn&typo=1 > 1/2003 thru 6/2021 http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/ -. --- - / ...- .- .-.. .. -.. / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Fridays 9a-12p Friday St. Johns Cafe / Thursdays 9a-12p Zoom https://bit.ly/virtualfriam to (un)subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ archives: 5/2017 thru present https://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/ 1/2003 thru 6/2021 http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/
