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Affairs had the same importance for Adorno as he believed the numerous affairs of his Viennese teacher Alban Berg had for him, that is to say they were ‘part of the productive apparatus’ and were ‘desperate but not serious’.
"In Berlin the situation is serious but not desperate; in Vienna, the situation is desperate but not serious." This quip was heard around Central Europe in the closing days of both world wars.
"In Berlin the situation is serious but not desperate; in Vienna, the situation is desperate but not serious." This quip was heard around Central Europe in the closing days of both world wars.
