*shrug* Some things are weird for actual but non obvious reasons; some things are weird for no reason at all. For the latter it behoves us to examine and if needed reject them, for the former, not to rock the boat until we've got a positive suggestion. Eg. when I was young I thought of the house of lords as a wart on democracy caused purely by history and of solely historical interest; later I decided that however weird it was, it had many good effects and we should try to update it a bit without breaking the good effects. I have absolutely no reason at all why sponsored events raise money for charity, it could well be driven by middle class guilt -- but it seems to (commonly not always) serve SOME function, and if so, then yay.
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Date: 2010-05-14 02:44 pm (UTC)