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We don’t need to protect the arts. We don’t need to protect specific arts. We can let things die. We can let go of what’s not working anymore. Arts aren’t one of those things. They’re still serving us. They’re still valued. Don’t worry about it. And, if something’s not serving us, we can let it die. It’s okay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live entertainment is not dying in the pandemic. It’s changing and waiting. It’s valid, not because we protect it, but because people still want it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We don’t need to protect the arts. We don’t need to protect specific arts. We can let things die. We can let go of what’s not working anymore. Arts aren’t one of those things. They’re still serving us. They’re still valued. Don’t worry about it. 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