"with what most closely accords
with self-interest and personal well-being or promises best to avoid awkward
effort or unwelcome dislocation of life. We also find highly acceptable what
contributes most to self-esteem.Therefore we adhere, as though to a raft, to those ideas which represent our understanding. So the conventional wisdom in Galbraith’s view must be simple, convenient,comfortable, and comforting—though not necessarily true."
James B. Twitchell writes, “Listerine did not makemouthwash as much as it made halitosis.”
- Journalists need experts as badly as experts need journalists.
=>raft=A flat structure, typically made of planks, logs, or barrels, that floats on water and is used for transport or as a platform for swimmers.
=>quiescent=Being Still or at rest.
=>catapulated=A military machine for hurling missiles, such as large stones or spears, used in ancient and medieval times.=>deceit=A stratagem; a trick.
=>budge=to move or stir slightly.
=>callous=Emotionally hardened; unfeeling
=>infuriated=to make furious, enrage
=>ghetto=A usually poor section of a city inhabited primarily by people of the same race, religion, or social background, often because of discrimination.
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