The weirdos of the world
Apr. 28th, 2010 11:44 amIt really gets frustrating to me to see people railing against the weirdos of the world. Whether it be about a man wanting to walk barefoot in the state capitol building, or complaining about someone's purple hair, or crying about queer people or poly people, or rants about Burners and ravers...
Here's the thing... All of these people are complaining about these oddballs... but the oddballs are the ones creating the future! Who do you think is making the video games, board games, card games, internet services, search engines, operating systems, iPods, etc.? Completely ordinary people with no creative impulses? Or more weirdos and lunatic artists and engineers, creating the world from their imagination?!
If you want there to be innovation and creativity, you need to recognize the value and need for people that *have* it! And more often than not, many of these people are going to be eccentric and weird. They're going to shirk the laws and rules of society to create their own realities. Because *THAT IS WHAT ARTISTS DO!*
Here's the thing... All of these people are complaining about these oddballs... but the oddballs are the ones creating the future! Who do you think is making the video games, board games, card games, internet services, search engines, operating systems, iPods, etc.? Completely ordinary people with no creative impulses? Or more weirdos and lunatic artists and engineers, creating the world from their imagination?!
If you want there to be innovation and creativity, you need to recognize the value and need for people that *have* it! And more often than not, many of these people are going to be eccentric and weird. They're going to shirk the laws and rules of society to create their own realities. Because *THAT IS WHAT ARTISTS DO!*