tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389181255786430083.post977940823124891633..comments2023-10-11T05:46:26.432-05:00Comments on Where: (Still) Made Here: SupportBrendan Crainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00528698033763911972noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389181255786430083.post-10148220214410808012007-07-11T21:57:00.000-05:002007-07-11T21:57:00.000-05:00I read an article once about cotureism, aka touris...I read an article once about cotureism, aka tourism (specifically the international variety) focused on shopping. I can't find anything about it online, nor can I remember what magazine it was in, but it certainly struck me as interesting. I suppose this is the height of capitalist society; not only do we shop for goods, we also shop for places -- or, more importantly, the experiences they provide us with.<BR/><BR/>I tend to look for solutions in the form of subtle subversion -- i.e. working with the system at the same time that you go against the grain. Using postmodern capitalism as a way of promoting the renewal of industrial-era urban cores that the system so efficiently drained of life and resources is right up my alley. :-)<BR/><BR/>At any rate, I'm glad you both liked this one...and I'm sorry it took me so long to respond to the comments.Brendan Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00528698033763911972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389181255786430083.post-23331367898787006452007-06-13T23:19:00.000-05:002007-06-13T23:19:00.000-05:00Really great post! I've been working on an article...Really great post! I've been working on an article idea related to the decline of community but it's so confusing as to what's been going on in our neighborhoods and cities that takes away from our pride of being a part of something larger, it would probably take a book to explain. However, I think you covered ans summed up lots of neat points about how to help preserve community pride, or as you said create a neighborhood "buzz".<BR/><BR/>Really very cool writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389181255786430083.post-87369614884635427662007-06-12T00:02:00.000-05:002007-06-12T00:02:00.000-05:00Geography as a brand is brilliant. Last summer, my...Geography as a brand is brilliant. Last summer, my partner and drove our way up the West Coast of the United States from San Francisco to Portland, Oregon. We went into lots of little, local boutiques of a certain type and aesthetic sensibility. After about the third one, I was able to predict what specific merchandise the stores would carry. While none of the shops were chains, and none of the merchandise were mass brands, the repetition of the same small brands in indpendent shops was a little disappointing.<BR/><BR/>A related issue is how homogenous certain consumer goods have become across country and continental borders. <BR/><BR/>Of course all of this suggests that I should rely less on shopping and consumption as an important activity while traveling...Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.com