Stress Nonsense, Bill Gates

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The Flight from Lucknow

Abraham Solomon (1824-1862)

New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester Arts and Museum Service

Art loving young people in Britain, according to the Art Fund Charity, use museums and galleries to combat the stress of modern life. Apparently, it contributes to a sense of wellbeing.

Over half of us, it contends, have at some point visited a museum or gallery to de-stress. “Just as ‘connecting to breath’ in meditation allows us to connect with the here and now, observing and connecting with art forces us to slow down and shift from rapid-fire thoughts to slower, more focused thinking.”

(The Observer, 20.1.2019)

What nonsense is that? How many people did they interview – 2,521. From those figures can you then assert that “over half of us have at some point visited a museum or gallery to de-stress? And what’s this ‘connecting to breath’ all about?

Social Media

It was reported in The Observer, 20.1.2019, that Bill Gates, the Microsoft multi billionaire, was photographed as he was queuing for a drive-in burger in Seattle and then the image placed on social media. Why? Of what interest is that? Who gives a damn what the man is eating or if he’s in a queue?