In 1962, Hungarian philosopher Georg Lukacs criticized the members of the Frankfurt School, scholars like Theodor Adorno, Max Horkheimer and Jurgen Habermas who theorized a lot about the evils of capitalism yet did nothing to change it. He charged that they had taken up residence in what he called the “Grand Hotel Abyss,” a conceptual place “equipped with every comfort, on the edge of an abyss, of nothingness, of absurdity.” Guests of this beautiful hotel, says Lukacs, spend their days merely in daily contemplation. “And the daily contemplation of the abyss between excellent meals or artistic entertainments, can only heighten the enjoyment of the subtle comforts offered.”