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This link has loads more information than the CNN article, including videos of the soup-throwing, and an explanation of what the protestors are protesting. htt

by dahart 3y ago

This link has loads more information than the CNN article, including videos of the soup-throwing, and an explanation of what the protestors are protesting. https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/news-who-the-riposte-alimentaire-details-explored-video-climate-activists-hurling-soup-mona-lisa-paris-louvre-museum-goes-viral https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/news-who-the-riposte... *edit also kind of interesting the first visible response by the museum is to block the painting (and protestors) from view.

metadat 3y ago
Direct link to the goods: https://youtu.be/8hANE6qCldo?t=55 https://youtu.be/8hANE6qCldo?t=55 Impressive how quickly security responded with the barricades within 30 seconds. I wonder what other props are in their secret nearby closet. @dahart, re: also kind of interesting the first visible response by the museum is to block the painting (and protestors) from view. Security seemed to be trying to block the protesters from view, rather than hiding the defaced painting. It makes sense to set the goal at minimizing impact to the museum by taking away the forum spectacle the protestors wanted to create. This yields better optics compared to immediately resorting to physical force against the vandals, since that could lead to a more sympathetic interpretation by third parties (e.g. the public). This way, the protestors appear to me as more of unreasonable jerks who may have mental problems. p.s. Thank you for the way, way better link!
- drewcoo 3y ago
  It may be a disincentive for future potential protesters see that they won't be able to get lots of attention and the MSM will refuse to even explain their protest. It's probably intended to avoid copycats.
tomjen3 3y ago
I am still not entirely sure what they are protesting. So I am going to assume the usual: climate. And lots of yelling about the rich, of course. Because that is easy. Providing actual working solutions are much harder, so you can't get yourself a profile based on those. Meanwhile there are actual companies (like Helion) working on building actual solutions (fusion energy), and places like Ukraine that is going to start building new nuclear power plants[1]. These protestors likely hate Elon Musk, but they have done a lot less than him to come up with actual solutions. [0]: https://www.helionenergy.com/ https://www.helionenergy.com/ [1]: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ukraine-start-building-4-new-nuclear-reactors-this-year-minister-2024-01-25/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ukraine-start-buildi...

by dahart 3y ago

metadat 3y ago

Direct link to the goods: https://youtu.be/8hANE6qCldo?t=55 https://youtu.be/8hANE6qCldo?t=55 Impressive how quickly security responded with the barricades within 30 seconds. I wonder what other props are in their secret nearby closet. @dahart, re: also kind of interesting the first visible response by the museum is to block the painting (and protestors) from view. Security seemed to be trying to block the protesters from view, rather than hiding the defaced painting. It makes sense to set the goal at minimizing impact to the museum by taking away the forum spectacle the protestors wanted to create. This yields better optics compared to immediately resorting to physical force against the vandals, since that could lead to a more sympathetic interpretation by third parties (e.g. the public). This way, the protestors appear to me as more of unreasonable jerks who may have mental problems. p.s. Thank you for the way, way better link!

drewcoo 3y ago
It may be a disincentive for future potential protesters see that they won't be able to get lots of attention and the MSM will refuse to even explain their protest. It's probably intended to avoid copycats.

tomjen3 3y ago

I am still not entirely sure what they are protesting. So I am going to assume the usual: climate. And lots of yelling about the rich, of course. Because that is easy. Providing actual working solutions are much harder, so you can't get yourself a profile based on those. Meanwhile there are actual companies (like Helion) working on building actual solutions (fusion energy), and places like Ukraine that is going to start building new nuclear power plants[1]. These protestors likely hate Elon Musk, but they have done a lot less than him to come up with actual solutions. [0]: https://www.helionenergy.com/ https://www.helionenergy.com/ [1]: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ukraine-start-building-4-new-nuclear-reactors-this-year-minister-2024-01-25/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ukraine-start-buildi...