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You may know Chris London (or Christopher Dwight Mejia London, Esq. as he prefers to be known) as the man who hovers at benefits and other social gatherings with his camera in hand, snapping pics that he posts to his quirky website Manhattan Society. It turns out London isn't particularly optimistic about the future of New York's society scene, at least judging by his recent rant on the faded social networking site, aSmallWorld:

Andy Warhol is dead and everyone's 15 minutes will soon be up. Make no mistake about that. As the economy unravels further and we head into a global worldwide "Depression" the relative significance of who and what is important on New York's party circuit will matter far less. As far more folks find themselves living less glamorous lives our willingness to celebrate the petulant indulgences of others will dissipate. Perhaps then fame will become based more on some substantive and real set of values and accomplishments rather than doing coke at Bungalow 8 or merely staying out too late at parties at high end boutiques. A change is coming.

Sounds like someone needs to hit a benefit tonight and have a drink!