Dear Massimo
Dear Massimo
Out of context: Reply #5
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- karj0
It's a strange thing. I contemplated writing a brief note, and then decided against doing so.
I feel for the family, as I do anyone who's losing a loved one. That said, I've never interacted with Massimo. Even though I know of his work, I don't know him.
Seems to me that instead of writing letters to someone famous I've never met, I should head over to the home that my 87-year-old grandmother lives in, and bring some flowers.
I just figure we should pay more attention to those we're actually connected to, than those we've seen in the media.
(But he has designed a lot of nice work.)
- It's not about you this time karjcanoe
- +1nato
- (to karj)nato
- Are you really that short of time? Do both.MrT
- I didn't mean to make this about me.karj
- My point was that when I do visit the elderly, very few others seem to be there.karj
- Which leaves me wondering why we afford notable strangers with such deference.karj
- —while ignoring so many ordinary people who are just as deserving of our attention.karj
- Have you ever ridden the NYC subway?monospaced
- Yes.karj
- Then you've interacted with his design on some level.monospaced
- Of course I have, and I'm quite well aware of his legacy.karj
- I suppose my initial comment came out poorly, and I apologize if I've offended any of you here.karj
- I was just contemplating the kind of reverence we place upon those who've achieved celebrity.karj
- Which seems weird, given how many decent, ordinary people we ignore on a daily basis.karj
- But perhaps my view is overly impacted by the neighbourhood I work in.karj
- Here, I see people every day who are suffering and ignored.karj