Had no idea about the Superfund detail: I knew it was shoddily planned, but Christ. And ditto Drew's thoughts at your Great Prose in transforming good ol' Fred into a figure of myth and allegory 🫡
In light of all the catastrophically stupid and cynical planning decisions made, it's hard to envision how things could've played out differently. It's also much easier than I thought to interpret the kids' actions as a principled stand against forces of alienation. As ever, the bond between influencer and influenced takes on dimensions entirely of it's own; Woodstock '99 shows the perils of having gatekeepers ignorant of what the nature of those bonds when bookings were made. Who the hell assembles that Saturday lineup and says, "Peace and love, amiright??"
Had no idea about the Superfund detail: I knew it was shoddily planned, but Christ. And ditto Drew's thoughts at your Great Prose in transforming good ol' Fred into a figure of myth and allegory 🫡
In light of all the catastrophically stupid and cynical planning decisions made, it's hard to envision how things could've played out differently. It's also much easier than I thought to interpret the kids' actions as a principled stand against forces of alienation. As ever, the bond between influencer and influenced takes on dimensions entirely of it's own; Woodstock '99 shows the perils of having gatekeepers ignorant of what the nature of those bonds when bookings were made. Who the hell assembles that Saturday lineup and says, "Peace and love, amiright??"
Great piece. Influence is fascinating, and your take on it is illuminating. The line about golems swatting away the hammers that shape them...🤯
What a fascinating take on the idea of the "influencer". I haven't seen either documentary but am now interested to check them out!