Beautifully expressed. My work in the realm of sculpture has shown me how more primitive, less ‘optimized’ tools are often the most conducive to creativity, flow, and skill development. The grind is so antithetical to art-making, and I worry that our social and economic trends will eventually abandon any arts that require capital and overhead to practice.
It’s also a pleasure to see the word ‘invention’ applied here - I’ve been musing lately about what it means that we’ve largely abandoned the word in favour of ‘innovation’. We’ve given up on the idea that there’s anything left to discover, and that contributes to the pervasive sense of meaninglessness.
I was about to close the window thinking this would be yet another Millennial we-got-screwed screed (Yes, I'm a Millennial). I'm glad I didn't.
I still think that Millennials overstate the dysfunctional state of society and the good fortunes previous generations, but the latter half of this essay is excellent.
"The baby boomer generation lived a life of relative ease, with a stable, well-paid employment, affordable housing, and the bull markets of their time."
I can't read any further when I see something like that. You know nothing of what the baby boomer generation went through (or, probably, anything before you were 18). "the bull markets of their time." didn't start until 1982. The 70's featured a long, long bear market, 15% inflation and 20% interest rates. Not to mention gas lines. And of course Vietnam, the first lost war.
And there WERE layoffs, and the PC revolution hadn't started yet.
Stop pretending to be a victim gramps and understand what the word 'relative' means. Yes the fed couldn't get inflation under control in the 70s but that was 50 years ago, what about the 45 years since? Also I notice you decline to mention the housing issue in your little rant, as on that point you have no argument at all.
Beautifully expressed. My work in the realm of sculpture has shown me how more primitive, less ‘optimized’ tools are often the most conducive to creativity, flow, and skill development. The grind is so antithetical to art-making, and I worry that our social and economic trends will eventually abandon any arts that require capital and overhead to practice.
It’s also a pleasure to see the word ‘invention’ applied here - I’ve been musing lately about what it means that we’ve largely abandoned the word in favour of ‘innovation’. We’ve given up on the idea that there’s anything left to discover, and that contributes to the pervasive sense of meaninglessness.
I was about to close the window thinking this would be yet another Millennial we-got-screwed screed (Yes, I'm a Millennial). I'm glad I didn't.
I still think that Millennials overstate the dysfunctional state of society and the good fortunes previous generations, but the latter half of this essay is excellent.
How sick I am of reading stuff like this:
"The baby boomer generation lived a life of relative ease, with a stable, well-paid employment, affordable housing, and the bull markets of their time."
I can't read any further when I see something like that. You know nothing of what the baby boomer generation went through (or, probably, anything before you were 18). "the bull markets of their time." didn't start until 1982. The 70's featured a long, long bear market, 15% inflation and 20% interest rates. Not to mention gas lines. And of course Vietnam, the first lost war.
And there WERE layoffs, and the PC revolution hadn't started yet.
Stop pretending to be a victim gramps and understand what the word 'relative' means. Yes the fed couldn't get inflation under control in the 70s but that was 50 years ago, what about the 45 years since? Also I notice you decline to mention the housing issue in your little rant, as on that point you have no argument at all.
... and you're blocked, little asshole.