On 10 Apr 2007 at 1:00, Darcy James Argue wrote:

> I don't know about everyone else, but to me, the fact  
> that most wage-slaves scrambling to get to work in the morning don't 
> have the luxury of interrupting their commute for several minutes in 
> order to stand around listening to a busker didn't seem especially 
> surprising or culturally significant. 

Er, it seems to me that that was THE WHOLE POINT of the article -- 
that we are slaves to our jobs and have no freedom to appreciate 
great things that happen to pop up in our regular routine.

It seems that much of the blogosphere is interpreting the article as 
elitist, but I see it as exactly the opposite. The reaction of the 
kids is what broke my heart -- I didn't see the video but I have an 
image of a kid being dragged through the station looking back 
yearning to hear and learn more.

-- 
David W. Fenton                    http://dfenton.com
David Fenton Associates       http://dfenton.com/DFA/

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