Showing posts with label Ivan Illich. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ivan Illich. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Ferrrari, Slowest Car On The Road

"No... No, Jack, it's a beautiful car. It just seems like ya got a lotta capital tied up in it."

Ivan Illich is supposed to have figured out how fast a car will go, if you account for all the time you spend earning the money you need to operate it. Something like six miles per. I wonder how fast this thing goes. (Yeah, yeah, I know, but I said "earning.")

Scan from the September 24 issue of The Week, which can be a fun read over your cornflakes.