Quote:Oh, it's the ol' cat-and-dog fight.
Well, not in this case. Though I don't always succeed, I try not to take Internet teapot tempests too seriously. Sometimes these exchanges generate at least as much light as heat, but more often it's the opposite, sad to say.
Quote:Kyberean Wrote:
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> the more you desperately strive after
> something, the less likely you are to obtain it.
> Quit wanting it so much.
What exactly do you mean by that??
I am referring here to being blocked from creating, and not to others' reception of one's work. What I mean by not wanting something so much is that one tends to be overcome by desire, usually with a strong basis in personal ego, and thereby loses sight of the means to achieve the aim. My experience is that the more desperately one desires something, the more one focuses on the end, rather than calmly pursuing the means of achieving it.
Quote:Naturally anyone who's is into some form of artistic expression, also wants to have success.
If, by "success", you mean sales, acclaim, and recognition by others, then I do not agree, but I realize that my position here is that of an extreme minority. For instance, I write a certain amount of poetry. I would like to see more of it published, one day, but I really do not care whether it is or it isn't. I would write it even if I were certain that no one else would read it, simply for the pleasure of doing so.
On the other hand, I have released a few CDs' worth of my electroacoustic music, and it has achieved a certain acclaim, in its tiny way, but, again, its external reception has nothing to do with whether I create music, or not.
As an aside, I would add that, although there was a strong emotional component underlying CAS's misanthropy, I agree with you that it is incorrect to dismiss his misanthropy as mere pathology. As misanthropy matures, however, my view is that it should ripen into
indifference toward humans and the human aquarium,
en masse. That perspective seems more healthy to me, at any rate.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10 Oct 09 | 11:44AM by Kyberean.