I seem to spend hours on end in front of the computer thinking I'm accomplishing something, but it seems I hardly see any results from all those hours in front of this incredible creative tool. I'm afraid the internet isn't very good for creation, maybe even imagination. It's like tv but more like tv when you're snacking on chips & pop: not very good for you. It's this pseudo interactivity that makes me think that I'm getting something done when in reality I'm just consuming other peoples creations. Which there's nothing wrong with: everyone should be exposed to culture, and different point of views, art etc... but the internet is more like a multimedia manifestation of your mind wondering. My only productive days seem to be the ones when I'm focused enough not to go on the www.
So I will try to be more productive which means: I will be on here less, except more if I can help it. I don't know if I can prove it; but I think my facebook/twitter use has been declining, I think it's because I've been creating more, or thinking about creating more, or blogging now. I don't really know WTF is going on. I need a job. The fucked up thing is I've been doing more work being unemployed than when I was working, the only difference is I'm not getting paid. If you don't know I got laid off at the end of January as a part of that Rogers Citytv employee slashing blitz. I'm an artist really good with a camera & all that but being a part of the creative class is shitty if you ain't getting paid for it. And as this blog is proof there's more & more content on the web every day, so why bother? No one reads this shit anyways, they just look at porn, and men getting whacked in the nuts with stuff. Am I going to give up the interwebbing though?: NO fucking way!!!!! it's still a great way to communicate, and certainly the best way to let your mind wander the wonders of the world. Besides as a creative person I love having my own forum, because I love attention; this is why I think I create, I'm certainly not happy if I don't create, probably because I think I'm wasting the opportunity to be noticed. I don't know by whom, but how can I create without an audience? And there is no audience greater than on the internet.
this internet shit doesn't even have to make sense there's a captive & I should add: viral audience for it.
BTW here's a pretty cool thing on the internet : a new Gorillaz video
-stro
p.s. & then I watched this viral video link posted to twitter by @Torontocamgal
3.10.2010
Fear & loathing on the internet
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