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the most questionable part of the attitude you describe is the construction of a self-image based on external validation instead of intrinsic authenticity. i'm
by 2-718-281-828 3y ago
the most questionable part of the attitude you describe is the construction of a self-image based on external validation instead of intrinsic authenticity. i'm sure even kafka had an ego and enjoyed the attention he got through his writing and maybe even had some literary heros but i would guess that the level of his infatuation was significantly lower than that of many people having grown up with social media. it just messes with one's personality if it is the result of reinforcement learning based on likes.
- insickness 3y agoI think it's the opposite. At least external validation gives you a real-world indicator of how close to success you are.
- 2-718-281-828 3y agolegends like kafka didn't write to find an audience. they wrote what mattered to them and that happened to find an audience.
- glimshe 3y agoThere are 2 problems here: validation of your self-image and the acquisition of resources for living. I can see your argument about the first problem, but the writer/artist still needs to find a way to produce things that others will trade for energy, food, healthcare, housing, art supplies, etc. I've always wanted to be a musician, but unfortunately, I didn't have the means to do that without paying customers and I was never good enough to get paying customers because I'm not good enough. Thus the parent's point about needing to be rich for that.