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> I'm somewhat of an artist and I derive a lot of joy from others enjoying my pieces ... > I think I'd give people who put in enough time to figure out how to
by 0xff00ffee 7y ago
> I'm somewhat of an artist and I derive a lot of joy from others enjoying my pieces ...
> I think I'd give people who put in enough time to figure out how to solve a weird new problem the benefit of the doubt that they want to share it because they find it cool and you share things you think are cool.
Ah. That's a helpful way to frame it. Now that you put it that way, I think can understand it, it just seems distant. I can see that I'm not wired that way. Example: I played music in various bands for about 20 years, and for me it was about that shared experience of flow, locking in with the drummer and the guitar player and feeling like the song was in control, not us. But for other members of the band(s) it was about being on stage and hearing an audience cheer that drew them in. Same experience, totally different perception.
Of course, it appears at this instant that I am sharing with you (a stranger) my thoughts (because I think they are cool). So perhaps I simply literally do understand what you are saying by evidence that I'm doing it. /head explodes/
Provocative response, neltnerb.
- neltnerb 7y agoI definitely think people are wired both ways, to an extent. Sometimes people are just sort of... craftspeople who mostly keep to themselves. But I agree that's been mostly older people so far, though I don't know... Samuel Clemens certainly liked the spotlight. So maybe it's just a personal trait that has perhaps gotten more visible lately due to the ease of communicating. People always wanted their five minutes right? But maybe it's more common, I can see people posting low-effort communications simply to get the approval of their in-group. Maybe even high-effort material, though at some point I'd hope the high-effort stuff gets out to the rest of us.