A hundred — or even 40 — years ago, human eggs and sperm were not for sale, nor were wombs for rent. Online dating companies, nameologists, life coaches, party animators and paid graveside visitors did not exist. Nor had a language developed that so seamlessly melded village and market — as in ‘Rent-a-Mom,’ ‘Rent-a-Dad,’ ‘Rent-a-Grandma,’ ‘Rent-a-Friend’ — insinuating itself, half joking, half serious, into our culture. The explosion in the number of available personal services says a great deal about changing ideas of what we can reasonably expect from whom.
– Prof. Arlie Russell Hochchild, “The outsourced life” (via rethinkcapitalism)(Source: The New York Times)
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I use my tumblr as a information storage device and occasional rants; I rarely post anything new. Current Major: Sociology. Ideal Major (and probably Masters): Art Theory/Critique/Curatorship. Will do Chinese-English translation for practice.
