Meg! I feel this so hard. Kyle Chayka wrote an article in The New Yorker about the slow, steady rise of “dumb phones,” so who knows? Maybe we’re all starting to feel weary of this exact thing, prompted by smartphones and social media, where it feels like we have to sell ourselves all the time. As artists it starts to feel real existentia…
Meg! I feel this so hard. Kyle Chayka wrote an article in The New Yorker about the slow, steady rise of “dumb phones,” so who knows? Maybe we’re all starting to feel weary of this exact thing, prompted by smartphones and social media, where it feels like we have to sell ourselves all the time. As artists it starts to feel real existential because we primarily don’t create art for money or market performance anyway (although some of that would be nice). Anyway - such truth, thank you thank you
Thank you, Tolly! As a parent, I am VERY grateful for the building movement against smartphones. My oldest will be starting middle school next year and I would be thrilled to see "dumbphones" become the norm just in time for his "difficult" years. 🫣Hell, we used to use payphones when I was in middle school. And that was just to call our parents to come pick us up from school. 😂 As for the selling ourselves to sell our art, it has become very overwhelming. And distracting. When we believe capturing an important moment or experience just so we can dress it up and share it with an audience to build a following is somehow better than living the moment for what it is, something isn't right. At least in my gut it isn't.
Meg! I feel this so hard. Kyle Chayka wrote an article in The New Yorker about the slow, steady rise of “dumb phones,” so who knows? Maybe we’re all starting to feel weary of this exact thing, prompted by smartphones and social media, where it feels like we have to sell ourselves all the time. As artists it starts to feel real existential because we primarily don’t create art for money or market performance anyway (although some of that would be nice). Anyway - such truth, thank you thank you
Thank you, Tolly! As a parent, I am VERY grateful for the building movement against smartphones. My oldest will be starting middle school next year and I would be thrilled to see "dumbphones" become the norm just in time for his "difficult" years. 🫣Hell, we used to use payphones when I was in middle school. And that was just to call our parents to come pick us up from school. 😂 As for the selling ourselves to sell our art, it has become very overwhelming. And distracting. When we believe capturing an important moment or experience just so we can dress it up and share it with an audience to build a following is somehow better than living the moment for what it is, something isn't right. At least in my gut it isn't.