This is from an introduction I used a couple of weeks ago at Toastmasters:
There are some rituals that come from religion, but increasingly in the twentieth century there were a number of rituals and holidays invented by commercial interests. Prior to our wedding preparations, for instance, I did not know that the ritual of the unity candle at the wedding was not truely endorsed by our Church but was introduced by Hallmark. Similarly the idea that we should only be loving to our spouses on February 14 is probably contrived by the greeting card/flower/candy industries.
If we are to have these artificial holidays to make everyone spend more, what better industry than in software? Everyone could get their loved ones a hardware/software upgrade.
Posted by ledlogic at February 19, 2005 06:25 PM