In ancient Greece, the symposium was a part of a banquet that took place after the meal, when drinking for pleasure was accompanied by music, dancing, recitals, or conversation. [1] The Greek word συμπόσιον, or symposion, translates as "to drink together." [1][2]
~ After Eric Weiner in The Geography of Genius
Our fortnightly Symposium originated as a vague container for a practice of gathering. After I read about the superficiality of our social leisure in The Ascent of Humanity, I saw where we had unintentionally framed the space for co-consumption, prompting it to be reformatted for play.
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