The growth of spoken-word festivals

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/words-made-flesh-why-author-events-are-the-new-hot-tickets-1.3917073

by hecubus • 7 years ago

27 4 7 years ago

But the new divide emerging will increasingly be between those who have no choice but to rely on digital services for health, education or even companionship and those who are wealthy or privileged enough to choose human interaction instead.

Reminds me of the switch from when being fat meant you were wealthy to when being fat meant you were poor or didn't have the leisure time to exercise. The fashion always depends on what you have the ability to choose to do, rather than an objective scientific standard. I think it also shows up in the backlash when people realize that something that has become prevalent is harmful, but only the few have a choice to do something different. I see this in my own life; sometimes it takes major effort to go and do something away from the screen and to be mindful of little daily things.

bitwize• 7 years ago

In The Stars My Destination, main character Gully Foyle, in character as the aristocrat Geoffrey Fourmyle, makes a grand entrance by using various land and air vehicles -- in a fictional universe where instantaneous mental teleportation, called jaunting, is normal and commonplace for humans.

whenchamenia• 7 years ago

Fat as a symbol of status is mostly a myth, popularized by the 'fat is healthy' tumblr cult.

B1FF_PSUVM• 7 years ago

The "Oscar Wilde’s talk [...]" piece is not bad either: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/oscar-wilde-s-talk-...

The growth of spoken-word festivals

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