I was the spark that lit up Flaming Youth, Colleen Moore was the torch. What little things we are to have caused all that trouble.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Small individual actions can have massive unintended consequences in culture.
- In plain terms
- Little actions cause big cultural trouble.
- What can you take from it?
- Small actions can spark large cultural movements.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What small choice caused a big effect?
- How responsible should we be for trends?
Another view
Not all cultural shifts stem from individual actions.
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