ok, let's see.
First of all, thanks for the inspiration from NYT. Not much of a review, expcet for the detailed analysis of the theatrical elements involved. However, the piece did ask some very thought-provoking questions that are worth pondering.
A, What is comedy? Shouldn't it upset us that we seek amusement from other people's distress or embarassment? Isn't it more disturbing that all that is based on the very trait of humanity that we are proud of - empathy?
B, Segregation and isolation. Why we are growing comfortable with solitude and losing tolerance of vulnerability?
C, What can we do to change? Do we stop at making ironies? Do we stop at knowing what the problemles are but not seeking what to do? Are we just salesmen with a suitcase full of novel toys, trying to "bring joy to people", while wherever we go, we see suffering, pain and brutality, but have no ideas what we can do?
D, "I'm glad to hear that you're doing well" is probably the biggest lie of this ccentury.
E, It is too late to change courses, my dear. We have a one-way ticket to our inevitable demise and we are getting more and more people on board, as we speak. Once in a while, we look outside the window, reminiscing about the simpler days we had in the past, wondering if we could go back or if we could've ended up in a better place if we had taken a different path. Anyway, we're too late.
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