The artist residents of San Miguel should utilize
some or all of this week for collectively reflecting on what kind of a city we
want to create for ourselves now and for future generations. Are we going to be happy with a city of pleasure for the elite but unlivable for the majority?
Clogged with traffic and choking on fumes, we are in
danger of committing suicide by tourism. The city is growing too fast. Our
cultural riches are being cheapened by commercialism. I doubt most of us would
say, yes, we endorse this kind of rampant growth. Inevitably, the commercial
potential is being exploited by those who seek only to profit from the city’s
exploding popularity. But we artists should take up the role of the conscience
of the city. I believe it’s our moral duty – we should protect and preserve the
best of the city that has been so good to us.
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