When West débuted as a solo artist, in 2004, he came across as an Everyman striver whose petty arrogance masked a deeper set of insecurities.
Far from being just an unseemly row between prominent personalities on the right, this showdown reflects a much deeper set of concerns for American politics and society.
Within hours, negotiators appeared to have the outlines of a possible deal, with a smaller pay cut than in the rejected package, a somewhat deeper set of benefit cuts, and the elimination of job guarantees.
But yesterday the company disclosed a deeper set of problems, led by slowing demand for the company's core telephone switches, a product line that has consistently made a big contribution to Lucent's bottom line.
Very few of the people commenting on the case had ever met either of the women in question, and yet their cases resonated with a broadly felt sense that a deeper set of unjust principles underlie the way that crime, punishment, and power are handled.
JR's preoccupations reflect a deeper set of contemporary artistic concerns: how to produce work out of human relationships, or "relational art," as the critic Nicolas Bourriaud put it conceptual pieces that blur the distinction between artist, subject, and spectator into a social puzzle.
Viner said: "Over the next three years, a growing and far deeper set of relationships with our audience will result in a reimagining of our journalism, a sustainable business model and a newly-focused digital organisation that reflects our independence and our mission".
The robust program was launched in January 2016 by David Pemsel, CEO, Guardian Media Group, and Katharine Viner, editor-in-chief, Guardian News & Media, and will address the balance of costs and revenues at Guardian Media Group, build new revenue streams, create a deeper set of relationships with Guardian audiences, and target a 20% overall reduction in GMG's current cost base.
JR's preoccupations reflect a deeper set of contemporary artistic concerns: how to produce work out of human relationships, or "relational art," as the critic Nicolas Bourriaud put it — conceptual pieces that blur the distinction between artist, subject, and spectator into a social puzzle.
Hence there is another, and even deeper, set of reasons for the polarization that marks these debates.
