Many well to do folk now quote the phrase
'Those who can do, those who can't teach',
about creativity of others ignorant that their quote
originates from a playful George Bernard Shaw.
When he said it he was being contrary at the expense
of people who were as creative, but poorer than himself.
He was poking fun at how easily wealth inspired vain
and contrarian thoughts about the lack of space
and reduced choice through which the poor lived well.
Should we be surprised at how easily irony
loses its bite when wealth inspires condescension?
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