Random Thoughts

[Winston*]

Hey guys I was wondering: is there a God? Personally, I'm not sure. What do you all think?

[romantisaurusrex]

Those of us who do care have already answered this in previous posts.

Have you though? I've been skimming the conversation and mostly what I see is the claim that somehow perpetuating "quality" in media will lead to "better" media but that argument is circular because it assumes there's good and bad media.

[romantisaurusrex]

There's probably something flawed in the assumption that what we essentially vote for by our purchasing power in the media world has anything to do with quality. D_Davis and Qrazy both made the comparison to addressing political opinions which is fair but following that logic, just as how in a democratic political system we make the assumption that the majority will choose well, in a capitalist system where art and media is bought and sold we make the assumption that quality art will be bought and sold. That doesn't make is so but popularity is pretty much the only tangible measurement our society has created for quality. You can take issue with it but you can't provide an alternative so idk.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Hey guys I was wondering: is there a God? Personally, I'm not sure. What do you all think?

The one true God:

[D_Davis]

Hey guys I was wondering: is there a God? Personally, I'm not sure. What do you all think?

Not sure, but I do know that he is anti-abortion and pro-death penalty.

[Winston*]

A poet once said 'It's death for no reason and death for no reason is murder'. I think he was talking about eating animals, but maybe his point could also be applied to the death penalty? Not sure TBH.

[Winston*]

In what circumstances is it okay to walk naked waist-down past a children's playground?

[Dead & Messed Up]

Cake vs. pie.

Your thoughts?

[number8]

I'm slowly but surely getting used to using Tumblr.

[Qrazy]

Have you though? I've been skimming the conversation and mostly what I see is the claim that somehow perpetuating "quality" in media will lead to "better" media but that argument is circular because it assumes there's good and bad media.

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I don't think it assumes good and bad media (good and bad descriptors in art and morality are too extreme and lead to problems... some of which the analytic philosophers ran up against). I think what it assumes is that there are better and worse artistic creations (a matter of degree), judged as such via the level of thought, effort and insight that went into their creation.

[Qrazy]

There's probably something flawed in the assumption that what we essentially vote for by our purchasing power in the media world has anything to do with quality. D_Davis and Qrazy both made the comparison to addressing political opinions which is fair but following that logic, just as how in a democratic political system we make the assumption that the majority will choose well, in a capitalist system where art and media is bought and sold we make the assumption that quality art will be bought and sold. That doesn't make is so but popularity is pretty much the only tangible measurement our society has created for quality. You can take issue with it but you can't provide an alternative so idk.

I'm not following you here. The alternative is to encourage people to favor more nuanced art thereby generating a culture where quality art gets funded and appreciated (ex: I would say that certain other countries and cultures have nationwide filmmaking communities that are more interested in formally robust and thoughtful cinema).

On another note, the creation of quality art is not the only reason to encourage people not to read Twilight or watch Jersey Shore, etc. Reading/watching/experiencing great works of art has a transformative experience on individuals. Art appreciation is as valuable (if not more so in my eyes) than a lot of other forms of education that we teach our children. Can we all agree that education as a general concept is a valuable one?

Of course I'm not saying that everyone should have Andrei Rublev as their favorite film. People should like what they like and pursue genre cinema, etc but there are gradations even in genre cinema. So in relation to that, it's less about watching/not watching certain media than individuals making claims without the knowledge to back up such claims. For instance proclaiming Troll 2 to be the greatest horror film of all time precisely because it's the only horror film you've ever seen.

[D_Davis]

Cake vs. pie.

Your thoughts?

Donuts.

[transmogrifier]

Cake vs. pie.

Your thoughts?

I think I find pie more interesting, and it is easier to fuck up a cake, but a great cheesecake trumps all.

[transmogrifier]

In what circumstances is it okay to walk naked waist-down past a children's playground?

If you are under 3 years old. Next.

[transmogrifier]

A poet once said 'It's death for no reason and death for no reason is murder'. I think he was talking about eating animals, but maybe his point could also be applied to the death penalty? Not sure TBH.

I dispute this because it doesn't rhyme, and poems should rhyme. Therefore, both eating animal and the death penalty are morally correct. Next.

[Spinal]

In what circumstances is it okay to walk naked waist-down past a children's playground?

When it's a school for the blind.

[transmogrifier]

Hey guys I was wondering: is there a God? Personally, I'm not sure. What do you all think?

The more pertinent question is: What if God was one of us, just a slob like one of us, just a stranger on the bus, trying to make his way home? Do you think he paid for a ticket?

[Wryan]

When it's a school for the blind.

Fascinatingly, I'm not even sure if this would stop a sex-offender charge. I'm also not too interested in testing this.

[Russ]

Hey guys I was wondering: is there a God?

If there was he would have already ended this thread.

[D_Davis]

My old (haven't seen him in like 15 years) buddy Fat Jerry died today. Unsurprisingly, of a heart attack.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Grandma has weeks to live. Kidneys failing. Supposed to be a peaceful way to die. Just booked a ticket home for this weekend. Cried most of it out of my system for now. She's ninety years old. Life is stupid. I don't want her to go.

[Ezee E]

I'm slowly but surely getting used to using Tumblr.

What's the best use of tumblr?

[D_Davis]

Grandma has weeks to live. Kidneys failing. Supposed to be a peaceful way to die. Just booked a ticket home for this weekend. Cried most of it out of my system for now. She's ninety years old. Life is stupid. I don't want her to go.

I'm still depressed over my grandma dying a couple of weeks ago. I doubt I'll ever get over it. The world is actually a worse place without her.

[Spinal]

If there was he would have already ended this thread.

It is a crime that I have run out of rep.

God's silence is deafening.

[Spinal]

Damn it. Must read all posts before contributing. Sorry about your losses, guys.