The Most Modern of Maladies

“Doc, I’m worried that I’ve become a mongerer. Or is a mongererer? Monger-manger-erer?

All I want to do is just monger, monger, all day – and I don’t even know what that is.”

5 Comments

  1. Believe it or not I understand. You have something important to say and unfortunately people don’t want to hear it. However, don’t give up!

  2. Just checking, mongerer — a seller of unwanted goods (macro-futilism?) or malingerer — someone who wants to accomplish nothing (a macro-futilust)?

  3. Well now, are you sure it isn’t “monger”? Or are you holding to “mongerer”? Maybe add one more “er” for good measure, triple the pleasure?
    A “fishmonger” sells real fish, nothing unwanted about it.
    “Malingerer” with the two “er”s- now that’s a different kettle of fish. “Wants” are not the same as “actions,” and micro definitely ain’t macro, but what we “accomplish,” in the ol’ grand scheme o- things, well, let our fans be the judge of that.
    And the “lust” part of “futilust” most surely factors into that equation.

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