It is interesting to note that the "sexual revolution" was sometimes portrayed as a communal utopia, whereas in fact it was simply another stage in the historical rise of individualism. As the lovely word "household" suggests, the couple and the family would be the last bastion of primitive communism in liberal society. The sexual revolution was to destroy these intermediary communities, the last to separate the individual from the market. The destruction continues to this day.
Irony won't save you from anything; humour doesn't do anything at all. You can look at life ironically for years, maybe decades; there are people who… - Michel Houellebecq
Irony won't save you from anything; humour doesn't do anything at all. You can look at life ironically for years, maybe decades; there are people who…
- Michel Houellebecq
If life is an illusion it's a pretty painful one. - Michel Houellebecq
If life is an illusion it's a pretty painful one.
The world outside had its own rules, and those rules were not human. - Michel Houellebecq
The world outside had its own rules, and those rules were not human.
Those who love life do not read. Nor do they go to the movies, actually. No matter what might be said, access to the artistic universe is more or les… - Michel Houellebecq
Those who love life do not read. Nor do they go to the movies, actually. No matter what might be said, access to the artistic universe is more or les…
Just like unrestrained economic liberalism, and for similar reasons, sexual liberalism produces phenomena of absolute pauperization. Some men make lo… - Michel Houellebecq
Just like unrestrained economic liberalism, and for similar reasons, sexual liberalism produces phenomena of absolute pauperization. Some men make lo…
The great advantage of a novel is you can put in whatever comes into your head - it has the same shape as the human brain. - Michel Houellebecq
The great advantage of a novel is you can put in whatever comes into your head - it has the same shape as the human brain.
Those who think they know me are simply lacking in information. - Michel Houellebecq
Those who think they know me are simply lacking in information.
To the end, I will remain a child of Europe, of worry and of shame. I have no message of hope to deliver. For the West, I do not feel hatred. At most… - Michel Houellebecq
To the end, I will remain a child of Europe, of worry and of shame. I have no message of hope to deliver. For the West, I do not feel hatred. At most…
Anything can happen in life, especially nothing. - Michel Houellebecq
Anything can happen in life, especially nothing.
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