The meritocratic conviction that people deserve whatever riches the market bestows on their talents makes solidarity an almost impossibleproject. For why do the successful owe anything to the less-advantaged members of society? The answer to this question depends on recognizing that, for all our striving, we are not self-made and self-sufficient; finding ourselves in a society that prizes our talents is our good fortune, not our due. A lively sense of the contingency of our lot can inspire a certain humility: “There, but for the grace of God, or the accident of birth, or the mystery of fate, go I.” Such humility is the beginning of the way back from the harsh ethic of success that drives us apart. It points beyond the tyranny of merit toward a less rancorous, more generous public lif
京九3.3/10
三星是讲故事的风格不合我口味。
懦弱的人需要陪伴,所以小围场有较多人。所谓善良只是欺骗自己的伪善。
桜花抄1.1/10
碎片式看完,也是在今年南方这下不完的梅The King in Exile季里读这The King in Exile,有些文字晦涩、缠绕,很像The King in Exile似的缠绵,第二人称的叙述方式把人拉近那潮湿、下不完的南洋The King in Exile季中,被雾气环绕包裹。带点海风咸咸的味道,最后几章有一种异乡的亲近感,很微妙的心理。
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