The human library
In yet another example of what was once science fiction becoming fact (in this case, the science fiction being “Fahrenheit 451”), in some libraries you can now “borrow” a person. In this particular story, a woman “checked out” a gay man in order to learn more.
To me, this is another example of people living in a culture of dislocation needing alternative ways to meet fellow humans. Because I would think there’s no shortage of gay men in London, or ways to meet them. I’m looking for the human book “Neocons Who Were Right.” That will be a challenge.
Thanks to Tom Boyle for alerting me to this.