Today you have equaled Austin Kleon, on his best days, in dispersing trails of m&m's for us to follow -- stuff I never would have found on my own: T-Style Culture Issue: Beginners; restorative justice, clearly defined, no screaming involved; Nick Cave quote that reminded me of once saying to my sister, "I miss Kevin Spacey before we knew he was evil," and now I'm committed to re-watching his movies whenever I want; Marginalia --> Contrarians; Derek Silver on independence, true and deep . . . Thank you, my foraging friend. (I also laughed out loud at your stand-up clip.)
I took a quick look at that post just now, and it also is worth spending more time with. Another post reminding me to notice my choices -- when I've made one in the first place, and then the subtle consequences of having made it. Seeing Louis C. K. again, for example, showed me the price of carelessly dismissing others. Whew, life sure does demand we pay a lot of attention! As he said himself, we'd rather not . . .
Today you have equaled Austin Kleon, on his best days, in dispersing trails of m&m's for us to follow -- stuff I never would have found on my own: T-Style Culture Issue: Beginners; restorative justice, clearly defined, no screaming involved; Nick Cave quote that reminded me of once saying to my sister, "I miss Kevin Spacey before we knew he was evil," and now I'm committed to re-watching his movies whenever I want; Marginalia --> Contrarians; Derek Silver on independence, true and deep . . . Thank you, my foraging friend. (I also laughed out loud at your stand-up clip.)
Haha, well that's a great comment so I appreciate it. And re: Spacey, enjoy the clicks, I say. I gave a whole spiel on that kinda thing here: https://mattruby.substack.com/p/duh-of-course-you-should-separate
I took a quick look at that post just now, and it also is worth spending more time with. Another post reminding me to notice my choices -- when I've made one in the first place, and then the subtle consequences of having made it. Seeing Louis C. K. again, for example, showed me the price of carelessly dismissing others. Whew, life sure does demand we pay a lot of attention! As he said himself, we'd rather not . . .
The secret appeal of snap judgements is they make life so much easier. Dismissing someone entirely is a real time saver. Nuance is a real pain.
dear matt,
thanks for the thoughtful piece as always!
re: "Doing crowdwork is to comedy what being a caricaturist is to fine art."
fun comparison! sometimes a skilled and creative practitioner can elevate any of it to fine art!
love
myq