“We are a nation obsessed. American culture is nothing more than a pastiche of fixations. We are obsessed with health. We are obsessed with pleasure. We are obsessed with speed. We are obsessed with efficiency. In simplest terms, we are obsessed by the desire to accelerate every element of our existence in a futile attempt to expierience as much of life as we can in the shortest possible time. We have all entered a a race to devour the largest volume of gratification before it kills us.”
–Chuck Klosterman, Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas (New York: Scribner, 2006), 58.
Unless you are the San Diego Padres — then, speed, power, and efficiency aren’t worth a damn.