> It's starting to turn out, and I fear the perception is getting set, that almost all of that creativity is garbage, or at least perceived as such by a growing percentage of people.
I think this might be an accurate perception of creativity that we need to accept instead of fear.
Yes, the majority of creative works are not going to be like Beethoven’s 9th, for example. The majority of them are going to be much closer to my attempt at writing a symphony (not very good, to be clear).
But if just one work out of a million that wouldn’t otherwise exist is great, isn’t that enough? I mean, we’re not forcing people, Clockwork Orange-style, to consume all this bad media!
And that is leaving aside the subjectivity of value in media. Some people even enjoy “bad” media (“so bad it’s good”).
I think this might be an accurate perception of creativity that we need to accept instead of fear.
Yes, the majority of creative works are not going to be like Beethoven’s 9th, for example. The majority of them are going to be much closer to my attempt at writing a symphony (not very good, to be clear).
But if just one work out of a million that wouldn’t otherwise exist is great, isn’t that enough? I mean, we’re not forcing people, Clockwork Orange-style, to consume all this bad media!
And that is leaving aside the subjectivity of value in media. Some people even enjoy “bad” media (“so bad it’s good”).