John Lett (Book Sessions)
The Itaewon, Seoul tragedy (referred to in the media as a stampede, but more like an avalanche of people) is one case in point that breathing space will be one new key luxury.
I recently read The New Megatrends by Marian Salzman, who is a kind of prognosticator of trends with a big track record. Among her claims is that, quite catapulted by the pandemic, we are going to be placing a higher value on space. This really has opened my eyes further and put my surroundings in a different light after many years of placing a high value on city life.
Psychically and logically, I can tell you we are going to see more situations like this if we don’t get more breathing room built into where we live. These innocent victims in Itaewon had been cooped up for two years in small apartments and once they were free to get out, there were very limited venues and neighborhoods to go see. Their living spaces are too small to congregate in. They were not raising Hell on the streets or frantically pushing but merely toppled.
The social contract in every country, in every community, is being rewritten before our eyes. The concentration of entertainment and of capital, both financial and human, has to get somewhat decentralized so that people can have a better life and enjoy the social connection that previous generations enjoyed.
John Lett (Book Sessions)
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