| dedicated push | целенаправленное усилие (Sailing is viewed as a pretty bougie activity for some reason, but for many decades it was a decidedly working class pastime and only recently, within the 2000’s, has it been gentrified out of affordability for the working class here in BC – largely via events like this. IMHO there has been a dedicated push to build this mentality over decades, to isolate common folks from any connection to maritime culture and thus reserve waterfront access and views purely for the wealthy. This is a very North American, and more particularly a very West Coast of North America, attitude shift. In most of the rest of the world access to the water and the use of the water remains in the hands of the common individual. (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
