learning as an adult
- not a lot of leeway to fail as there is in learning as a child
- pressure to show off our skill/learning which opens up to criticism potentially too early
Taught myself how to solve a rubik’s cube after years of thinking it was an “elite” achievement. one of the best things i’ve done as an adult is choosing to learn snowboarding in 2020. most of my friends are snowboarders and it was the best way to spend time outside in the pandemic/quarantine world. what beauty in the mountains, and what accomplishment in getting down the mountain. after 3-4 seasons, i’m more in love with it than ever.
can’t do anything for the sake of doing it anymore sitting down with a coloring book and doing it for yourself without telling anyone about it - who cares that you do it if it’s meditative to you then do it why do we suddenly need to be good at everything we’re doing it’s okay to be bad at something and still enjoy the process
it’s okay to pursue a hobby and not monetize it capitalism has really pushed us to immediately go from “hey i have an idea to build this that sounds cool or might help people” to “how do i monetize it”. i understand we need to feed ourselves but this thought process doesn’t paint current society in the best light. is this really where we’re at?
why is AI taking art jobs? let it take the tough things. automate the manual labor and the tough, tedious, dangerous tasks. allow humans to revel in learning the arts - painting, dancing, sculpting, writing. in pursuit of love, in pursuit of poetry, let us leave behind the need for slogging away for hours and hours. technology is meant to make our lives better, not chain us to our desks
take us back to artisan crafts, one of one goods, custom packaging, and self-sustenance. i’m going to look into living in a commune with my friends in the future