A walk through Times Square is a glimpse into the source code of the species
Walk through Times Square with an empty, non-judgmental mind, and you'll see the variance in the source code of the species—in looks, language, class, culture, and mental illness. It's a place that belongs to no one and draws in everyone.
In addition to the full variety of human faces, I saw at least 5 rotating ring light cameras that would create 360 photo/video. ChakTok? Some had red fuzzy carpets. They ranged from low-quality rigs to fancy booths. In the last one I saw a 5-year old kid doing an awkward finger-pumping dance to the sound of Jay-Z’s “New York,” and I imagined him watching the output with an earnest technological awe.
There is also a man in a massive gorilla suit as if waiting for 100 humans to fight him, and among it all is a girl sitting in the center of the world, legs crossed, eyes closed, meditating.