Alien Insomniac on Life after WWIII: The Flipside of Epicureanism

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Sunday, June 19, 2005

The Flipside of Epicureanism

The Epicureans of ancient Greece used to say "Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die." People still say that today in one form or another. Prince's song "1999" is a good example of it. It's a fatalist approach to life, whose flipside is heard whenever people say "Oh well. We're all going to... Sign in to see full entry.

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