So happy to hear this discussion. I'm sharing it out to some friends who are, like me, frustrated with our Democratic leadership (in our blue state) and want to change our democratic republic in a productive and meaningful way. You both have provided the rationale by defining and fleshing out vital aspects of our current situation.
So curious about the issue of vulgarity now in the oligarchic culture-Trump an obvious exponent of "cretinism" visual and lived-- as is Putin Bezos, Zuckerberg lesser voracious strivers like Influencers etc rife now in the investment classes but also the celebrity class -a "culture" that does not in any way reflect an expectation of what "culture" means-like real liberal arts education -historical contexts-self awareness in the timeline of past to present of a worldly perspective-knowledge empathy -
So happy to hear this discussion. I'm sharing it out to some friends who are, like me, frustrated with our Democratic leadership (in our blue state) and want to change our democratic republic in a productive and meaningful way. You both have provided the rationale by defining and fleshing out vital aspects of our current situation.
This was an excellent interview and discussion. Evan is an amazing person. Thank you for introducing him and his book.
So curious about the issue of vulgarity now in the oligarchic culture-Trump an obvious exponent of "cretinism" visual and lived-- as is Putin Bezos, Zuckerberg lesser voracious strivers like Influencers etc rife now in the investment classes but also the celebrity class -a "culture" that does not in any way reflect an expectation of what "culture" means-like real liberal arts education -historical contexts-self awareness in the timeline of past to present of a worldly perspective-knowledge empathy -