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lauradi7dw) wrote2011-05-11 09:29 am
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bluegrass Born this way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3euyb04XaUU
I am finding myself unable to explain how happy this makes me. Something about an almost perfect arrangement* of a song I liked anyway, instant gratification from Youtube when I wanted to hear it again, and by extension the pleasure of having indoor shelter with electricity and a piece of technology that allows me to be connected to similarly privileged people around the world. I guess privilege can mean different things for different people. The guy who lives on a bench outside Alewife station has a laptop (and a sleeping bag, and a wheeled cart of other possessions), which I suppose is more important to him than indoor shelter. I wondered about that this winter - does the station get locked when the T is closed? He clearly sleeps outside (under cover, by one of the bus berths), not inside the station.
*I'm sorry that they left out some of the lyrics. See:
http://www.metrolyrics.com/born-this-way-lyrics-lady-gaga.html
I am finding myself unable to explain how happy this makes me. Something about an almost perfect arrangement* of a song I liked anyway, instant gratification from Youtube when I wanted to hear it again, and by extension the pleasure of having indoor shelter with electricity and a piece of technology that allows me to be connected to similarly privileged people around the world. I guess privilege can mean different things for different people. The guy who lives on a bench outside Alewife station has a laptop (and a sleeping bag, and a wheeled cart of other possessions), which I suppose is more important to him than indoor shelter. I wondered about that this winter - does the station get locked when the T is closed? He clearly sleeps outside (under cover, by one of the bus berths), not inside the station.
*I'm sorry that they left out some of the lyrics. See:
http://www.metrolyrics.com/born-this-way-lyrics-lady-gaga.html
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