Fluff

A lot’s been said about Pittsburgh’s new hotel: The Fairmont. The Radical Middle Covered this a while ago, but the other day I saw another post on the kick ass blog "PGH is a City". Nothing against PGH is a City, I enjoy reading it (hence why it's filed under good ass links), but it reminded me how the hotel has been electronically shoved down our collective throats, and made me think:

That’s great, I am happy we got a nice new hotel, but seriously. It’s fluff. Who gives a rat’s ass in the grand scheme of things? Is the Fairmont going to stop the population loss within the city? Is the Fairmont going to solve the pension crisis? Is the Fairmont gonna be able to figure out how to fund the Port Authority? Is the Fairmont even gonna last?

Sure, it makes everyone feel all warm and fuzzy about the city because there is a new swanky, “green” hotel. I am not by any means saying that we should not have it. I am saying that it doesn’t merit the attention it’s getting, and people should be directing the energy devoted to covering this new hotel to something really meaningful (see above).