Asymmetrical Information

From the desk of Mindles H. Dreck:

The Litmus Test

If you answer yes to 10 or more of the questions below, you are one of the hypersupersensitive uber-class of "cultural creatives". Welcome to the elite group that includes Bill Moyers, Anita Roddick (oh boy) and some Mayor you never heard of (This Anita Roddick?). You can come in and sit in the comfy chairs with the other folks who truly get it:

Cultural Creatives need this kind of caring now. Making their way towards a new territory of values and a new way of living, they need to hear true stories of others who are also making this journey. It can be bread for the journey. Indeed, as Badger says, "sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive."

The quiz:

You...
1. ...love Nature and are deeply concerned about its destruction

2. ...are strongly aware of the problems of the whole planet (global warming, destruction of rainforests, overpopulation, lack of ecological sustainability, exploitation of people in poorer countries) and want to see more action on them, such as limiting economic growth

3. ...would pay more taxes or pay more for consumer goods if you could know the money would go to clean up the environment and to stop global warming

4. ...place a great deal of importance on developing and maintaining your relationships

5. ...place a lot of value on helping other people and bringing out their unique gifts

6. ...do volunteering for one or more good causes

7. ...care intensely about both psychological and spiritual development

8. ...see spirituality or religion as important in your life, but are concerned about the role of the Religious Right in politics

9. ...want more equality for women at work, and more women leaders in business and politics

10. ...are concerned about violence and abuse of women and children around the world

11. ...want our politics and government spending to put more emphasis on children's education and well-being, on rebuilding our neighborhoods and communities, and on creating an ecologically sustainable future

12. ...are unhappy with both the Left and the Right in politics, and want a to find a new way that is not in the mushy middle

13. ...tend to be somewhat optimistic about our future, and distrust the cynical and pessimistic view that is given by the media

14. ...want to be involved in creating a new and better way of life in our country

15. ...are concerned about what the big corporations are doing in the name of making more profits: downsizing, creating environmental problems, and exploiting poorer countries

16. ...have your finances and spending under control, and are not concerned about overspending

17. ...dislike all the emphasis in modern culture on success and "making it," on getting and spending, on wealth and luxury goods

18. ...like people and places that are exotic and foreign, and like experiencing and learning about other ways of life.

Well, at least they understand the connection between paying more taxes and limiting economic growth. I checked 4,5,9,12, 14 and 18. But I also noted that that last clause in 2 is directly at odds with 14, not to mention the thoughts preceding.

They claim to be 50 million strong, and not just "hot tub yuppies".

Posted by Mindles H. Dreck at June 11, 2002 10:23 PM | Technorati inbound links