Retreat: How the Counterculture invented Wellness

[luka]

its ok for girls to be into crochet. all of this is totally fine.

 

[versh]

My problem with that interview is it's the kind of question you could, and perhaps should, dedicate a whole interview to and it's just chucked in as if to hit the right talking points and word count. I didn't get the impression it was asked out of a desire for a serious and substantial response, just for him to acknowledge that yes, the counter-culture was male-centric.

There's also the point previously made that that wasn't the focus of his research or his book.

 

[john eden]

You seem quite defensive about all this Luka? Does this topic make you uncomfortable in some way?

 

[luka]

You seem quite defensive about all this Luka? Does this topic make you uncomfortable in some way?

irritated i guess

 

[john eden]

It's ok for blokes to be interested in the role that women played in history too...

 

[luka]

of course no one would disagree with that

 

[versh]

I thought he handled the question on cultural appropriation pretty well. I sometimes get the feeling some people coming from a progressive angle can end up inadvertently arguing against multiculturalism, so him pushing back and talking about things being allowed to flow freely struck me as on the right track.

 

[sus]

Matthew @Woebot @Woebot @Woebot you took down a very important mixcloud playlist please put it back

 

[Murphy]

extract of Esalen chapter printed in TANK magazine

Tank Magazine

A thing of beauty and permanence in an age of transience. Since 1998.

tankmagazine.com

was looking to see if an Esalen Institute thread was tucked away down in Dissensian mists of time but found your link instead, ta