Before throwing himself from a bridge, the American poet John Berryman explained in his 77 Dream Songs: “Life, friends, is boring.” This is the great dichotomy of life – that it consists of little, but has to be filled with much, or else, you know, the bridge. Not only Berryman, but Joseph Goebbels: “When I hear the word culture, I reach for my gun.” He never said this, but most good stories are lies, so let’s pretend he did.