Matthew CheneySorry to hear Berfrois is ending. They published a lot of interesting features, interviews, poetry, etc.
Bookforum, Berfrois, so many cultural outlets falling away...
(Would be nice if some billionaires would fund culture a bit more than space wankery and fascism.)
(Of course, there shouldn't even BE billionaires. But wealth redistribution away from billionairity is a lot to ask in the immediate term.)
(So if we've got to put up with massive concentration of wealth and fascism, it would at least be nice to get a few cultural gems for our suffering.)
(Oh yes, and the billionaires could have ended all child hunger in the world today, but chose not to. Because space wanking and fascism are more fun if you're a rich guy.)
Alex Enkerli@melikhovo Isn't that part of how we got the problem in the first place? If the Tiny Spark podcast from Nonprofit Quarterly were still active, we could expect more episodes on how #BigPhilanthropy has been destroying cultural endeavours.
Michael the LiBarryan@melikhovo I miss the time when the wealthy would show off by funding libraries and theatres and school departments and parks, instead of circle-jerking about stock prices and comparing the size of their... rockets.
Bring back wealthy patronage of the Arts!
@thelibarryan Yes, definitely. I mean, they were still horrible and murderous and oppressive in all sorts of ways ... but at least we got some libraries and museums.