[IP] "Hey, check her out" takes on new meaning in Sweden
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From: Ted Nelson <tandm@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: August 30, 2005 3:35:42 AM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Cc: tandm@xxxxxxxxxx, eriknelson2002@xxxxxxxxx, Charles Harris
<xchar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, sw@xxxxxxxx, frode@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: "Hey, check her out" takes on new meaning in Sweden
Dave,
Here's an interactive educational system that's beautifully Retro
and Lo-Tech. To say nothing of Rationalist, Imaginative,
and kind of dear. I doubt it would work in the USA, but
why not try it?
In Malmö, Sweden, you can go to the library and check out a
person for fortyfive minutes to talk about their lives and ideas.
http://larvatusprodeo.redrag.net/2005/08/26/great-swedish-ideas-56789-2/
In addition to a Muslim, a Lesbian and a Dane (wow!), there
are several other available titles.
To quote:
'The people available to be “borrowed” also include a journalist, a
gypsy,
a blind man, and an animal rights activist. They will be available
Saturday
and Sunday in conjunction with a Malmo city festival and are meant to
give
people “a new perspective on life,” the library said in a statement.
“There
are prejudices about everything,” Noren said. “This is about fighting
those
prejudices and promoting coexistence.”
'Borrowing a person will be free, and the library will also provide
coffee
at its cafe where the “living books” will answer questions about their
lives, beliefs, or jobs. “It’s supposed to be relaxed and human-to-
human,”
Noren said.'
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