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LWolf

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1. I love this.
Fri Feb 15, 2013, 09:16 AM
Feb 2013
Without the love meter, our devotion would surely wane. In this modern era of accountability, we cannot just presume we love one another or that family love is happening naturally. Believing love is beyond measure is nonsensical in the love reform movement. We must ignore our family as a social construct and look at this love unit through the lens of MBAs. We must provide evidence of our love in statistical ways.


Never mind that the love meter system does not pass basic validity and reliability standards. The scores are to be made public as politicians demand we show the extent of our love in graphs and charts.
According to the plutocrats, competition further nurtures family love. Therefore, our scores — in free market fashion – are compared to others using the love meter rating system. On the upside, if we race to the top of the love meter — the politicalprenuers promise a family trip to the Bahamas. Who says you can’t buy love?


Not so long ago, we used to handle (what we thought were) intangibles — like love, faith, hope, learning, passion, teaching, and leadership — with the utmost care. Now we know better. We must proceed with all due haste in quantifying all things of worth. For if you do not measure something, it has no worth.

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I love this. LWolf Feb 2013 #1
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