Posted by Deltron at gso26-137-032.triad.rr.com on November 29, 2002 at 05:29:18:
In Reply to: Does this mean anything to you? posted by Leesa on November 28, 2002 at 19:56:13:
: Are we living in a defined world or a world we are to define?:
We're living in a world defined by our forefathers and molded by past generations. People bitch and whine about there being nothing new, but they've been doing that for years. We're living in a defined world that we will define for our children, for their children, and so on.
: And if we are to define it, should we use the tools that we've been given or are there tools that we are still supposed to create?:
Depends on how you define "define it." A man in an office smoking Cubans and signing contracts for actors sees his job as introducing those who mold the minds of the future through a creative outlet. He's using what's been given to him to "define" the world. A scientist or a techno wiz, on the other hand, creates the tools of tomorrow. The factory worker who barely makes enough to support his family sees his job as just what it is: supporting his family, and through that, a stable homelife, he is defining his personal future. It all depends on how you're looking at life, inside or outside the box. There's no right or wrong way to look at it.
: And if there are tools we are to make, can they be both tangible and intangible?:
What do you think religion is?
: Are both just as useful?:
See above.
: On debating about rejoining Corporate America or stripping and continue finding creativity:
My personal opinion is you're lying to yourself about stripping. I have no problem with those who have no disillusions about what they do, but when they're elevated to levels of supreme bullshit (re: stripping is creative), then it just needs to stop. I hate to say it, but look at what Randal said in Clerks. That about sums it up.
There's nothing wrong with Corporate America, but don't expect to change the world through a 9-5 desk job. I have no problem with those who do work those jobs, it's an honest way of life and they have my endless admiration for persuing it so selflessly (because let's face it, nobody works cubicle jobs for themselves: it's for the family, or it's "until something else" happens). But if you're trying to mold the future of other lives, not those in your immediate ward, but the lives of complete strangers, then quit lying to yourself. The only thing you're inspiring as a stripper are masturbation fantasies.
Once again, that's my thought. Take it or leave it.