"democratizing/nauseating"
Some gestures improve power structures. Some are just annoying. Not sure what this was about.
"aesthetic/ritual"
Not sure why I've set these two up against each other... really wish I could remember. "Ritual" is one of my interests. There are forms-of-being/doing that are patterned around a particular aesthetics, others (with overlap) that are ritual. Ritual helps provide comfort and community. Maybe this had to do with music events.
elizabeth swaney: