observations on meaning

"Designer" is nothing more than a fancy word for "empowered." Empowered means rising up, above your meager role as a slave to your societal fate. For example, fashion designers create, and by doing so free themselves from the contraints of store selections and availability.

After the successful struggle, after breaking free, many designers become afraid; maybe afraid of being alone, maybe of losing touch with the society they left behind. And to be accepted back, they make the ultimate sacrifice: they offer to feed their new discoveries and creations into the monetary beast they worked so hard to escape.

Altruism rarely pays the bills.

*edit*(ps. i am reminded of a short film from years ago called 'More'. I found it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9u7WiDBek4 )