From a review of a book on Wal-Mart:
“Wal-mart is about price, so much so that it has created a reification of cheapness, in which cheapness becomes a mystical quality, a Ding an sich or fundamental essence…”
And you thought it was just a supermarket.
Beachhutman says
It’s less than that!
Brother Lawrence says
I bought one of those Ding an sichs, but was very disappointed. It didn’t seem to serve any useful purpose. Two thumbs down.
CAD says
Somebody somewhere has been bought! Can we please have mystically low prices?
Mikeachim says
A reification?
What’s an ification? What happens when you ify something?
Or maybe they mean ‘iffy’, ie. of dubious merit?
In which case, Wal-Mart is reconfirmed as being cheap and dodgy?
undercovercookie says
Ding an sich means “a thing in itself”, …. sounds more like a thing UP itself.
pog says
A dead cert for ‘Pseuds’ Corner’.
lilo says
… and in English?
belgianwaffle says
I may have a subscription to give away – watch this space.