h a l f b a k e r yI like this idea, only I think it should be run by the government.
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Whilst working on a system of charging mail by the weight of the customer for no particular reason, I decided it was a stupid idea.
Then I thought about a scheme for charging by the lengths of words, until I gave up.
So, instead postage fees by banality. Anything that is astoundingly boring, like
invitations to sign up for a gym costs a lot to send, whereas Bohr's letters to Heisenberg would go free gratis.
In order to assess the postal cost, each item will be opened in the post office and read by a panel of philosophers, scientists and writers, who then debate its relative merits and come up with an appropriate costing, possibly in less than a day.
In this way, the front door mat will be less cluttered as only things of actual interest would be delivered and it would also provide regular employment for philosophers and writers.
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Totally agree - however, I am concerned for your
panel of philosophers, scientists and writers - who,
after reading the umpteenth invitation to spend
money on some shit or other might just give up and
start charging increasingly arbitrary and bizarrely
determined sums of money. [+] anyway |
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//charging increasingly arbitrary and bizarrely determined sums of money |
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Oh, that's simple. All negotiations about raising their fees has to be done by post. |
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Yes, otherwise it's at a loose-end philosophers all over the place doing parcour. Or possibly no, as the iCtedium app is under development. |
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I don't think this would have the intended effect at all,
as advertisers would quickly find a way around it by
offsetting their commercial messages with meaningful
works. Instead of getting simple, easy to discard fliers,
you'd get copies of Kant and Descartes stuffed with
restaurant coupons and ads for window treatments.
Maybe “The Origin of Species” sponsored by Turtle
Wax. |
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Boredom fascinates me though. |
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Kind of cute idea but each post office would have to hire a panel which would end up being rather expensive to start with. The idea would fold on itself. |
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//you'd get copies of Kant and Descartes stuffed with restaurant coupons and ads for window treatments |
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// would have to hire a panel which would end up being rather expensive to start with |
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People who work, get paid at the end of the month, so no money to put up-front. Also they get paid by cheque, by post. |
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