Old people dancing in the park is peak human achievement, not AI and rockets.

A fundraiser to preserve popular culture in public space + why that's so important + rich tech people are lost sociopaths + Mexico City artists cover some covers 😍.

Jul 26, 2023

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In Mexico City, there are a few parks where old people in amazing outfits dance to salsa, danzón, and cumbia on Sundays. It is a wholesome joy fountain of popular culture playing out in public space and it is under threat.

Las parejas disfrutaron varios ritmos, luego de que hace una semana integrantes de la alcaldía Cuauhtémoc retiraron a un sonidero y agredieron a ciudadanos. Vecinos recolectaron firmas para revocar el mandato de Sandra Cuevas. — Photo by Roberto García Ortiz originally published in La Jornada

The TLDR and the ask. An essay on why this is so important below.

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