Tuesday, March 13, 2007

In the Place of the Public

The airport, the shopping center, the eatery. The experience is so different from what you expect. You are rushed through check in, you are herded through security, branded or ignored. You spend most of the time in a secure area where you are being watched the whole time. Sure they try to distract you with shopping and food, bars even and TVs to watch but they are watching you. The distraction is good for some since you have to be there for so long. you are lucky if you can actually see a plane that off. It doesn't surprise me that the idea of a mall can be converted into a small city with Hotels and everything you need to survive. They are not location specific, you could be anywhere and they all look the same. What is the difference from the mall and the airport?

If you are luck the air plane is the same thing, full of distractions and food so that you don't realize that your life is in the hand of the person flying the plane and not in your control. Most of the time you are herded in put in your place and told to listen to directions. Does this make you want to fly, or would you rather be in control and see the world for its true differences?

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