hahaha! Yeah. I agree with this. We do think the world owes us something. At least I do. When some gadget doesn't work, I get frustrated. It's good to step back for a bit and take a look at what awesomeness we've been given.
Louis CK did an interview about this interview (which is not as pointless as it may sound even though it is exactly as circular as it sounds.) I might be stretching his words a bit, but in that interview he talked about the peculiar way we approach entertainment. We think we're discerning consumers and that blogging our dissatisfaction with yesterday's production is actually a form of meaningful contribution. Almost as if we attend these things for the purpose of generating an opinion instead of for the purpose of enjoying them.
He got me, anyway. I go to a movie thinking, "Okay, let's see if you can impress me. I'm warning you now, though: you've got to be pretty exceptional before I dole out any points, so exert yourself please." I go ready to be unconvinced, deliberately dissociating myself so I can be objectively critical. What happened to doing it for fun? I sidle into these things mind first, my intellect my only protection against . . . midgrade entertainment? Because if I'm not careful I might like it? How sad. And we do everything this way. We make ourselves difficult to impress. Maybe we think that passes for sophistication or good taste. Supercilious, self defeating fools are we.
The interview's over here, if you're curious: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjNgNDZzH5o
hahaha! Yeah. I agree with this. We do think the world owes us something. At least I do. When some gadget doesn't work, I get frustrated. It's good to step back for a bit and take a look at what awesomeness we've been given.
ReplyDeleteLouis CK did an interview about this interview (which is not as pointless as it may sound even though it is exactly as circular as it sounds.) I might be stretching his words a bit, but in that interview he talked about the peculiar way we approach entertainment. We think we're discerning consumers and that blogging our dissatisfaction with yesterday's production is actually a form of meaningful contribution. Almost as if we attend these things for the purpose of generating an opinion instead of for the purpose of enjoying them.
ReplyDeleteHe got me, anyway. I go to a movie thinking, "Okay, let's see if you can impress me. I'm warning you now, though: you've got to be pretty exceptional before I dole out any points, so exert yourself please." I go ready to be unconvinced, deliberately dissociating myself so I can be objectively critical. What happened to doing it for fun? I sidle into these things mind first, my intellect my only protection against . . . midgrade entertainment? Because if I'm not careful I might like it? How sad. And we do everything this way. We make ourselves difficult to impress. Maybe we think that passes for sophistication or good taste. Supercilious, self defeating fools are we.
The interview's over here, if you're curious:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjNgNDZzH5o