What You Ignore Will Eat You | Texas Chainsaw Massacre

<p style="text-align:center;">An infamous horror movie, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a (relatively) tasteful mix of sensational terror and time-honored fears. </p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">The uncivilized unknown of deep rural places is the perfect setting for a city dweller's nightmare. This respected horror movie deserves some attention as our country divides further along lines that might be better understood as who can and can't wield a chainsaw. </p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">◬ In this episode: </p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">⋗ The attraction to the countryside as a novelty ⋗ The tendency of youth to scoff at the past ⋗ Chainsaw usage instruction ⋗ The city dweller's fear of rural people ⋗ How proximity of living space influences our social norms ⋗ Does the lack of high speed internet in rural places shape our culture? ⋗ Will city dwellers start migrating to rural places? ⋗ Texas as slightly foreign, threatening to be its own country ⋗ Rural culture and its effect on outsiders ⋗ Should laws discern between rural vs city life? ⋗ The moralizing of the city vs the countryside ⋗ How modernity makes us naive ⋗ Liminal spaces and people</p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">◬ Listen to the podcast via:</p> <ul><li style="text-align:left;"><a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/0os9rvFzt9EyjPzman9Wjf?si=4izCTGmoSh-sMs0qcqWJ_g'>Spotify</a></li> <li style="text-align:left;"><a href='https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3dff262e-dfc9-43f2-99d8-9889c8212e15/SILVER-EYE-SOCIETY'>Amazon</a></li> <li style="text-align:left;"><a href='http://tun.in/pkgRs'>Tune-In</a></li> <li style="text-align:left;"><a href='https://silvereyesociety.podbean.com/'>Podbean</a></li> </ul>