Posted by BrianLynch at bgp572008bgs.eatntn01.nj.comcast.net on December 08, 2002 at 17:52:37:
In Reply to: Insecurity, duality, success. posted by Smalls on December 08, 2002 at 17:22:21:
: Is insecurity overstating your opinions to stir up some shit... is insecurity going around singling out people as insecure and driving that notion into the ground over and over?
Can't say that it is, really. There might be some insecurity involved, but it's mostly responding to someone whom I disagree with, who states his opinions in a "I know more than anyone" way, but doesn't really seem to know much about said topic.
: Is duality being sure of oneself sometimes and not sure the other... is duality being a really nice guy sometimes and ripping new assholes into people who buy your stuff and shower you with praise?
I respond to people and take to people based on what they say and how they act. If I was nice to them because they bought my stuff, well, that's really fucking phony.
: Because, man, how insecure is it for a guy with success cult and mainstream going around ripping the people giving him the cult success, buying his books, clicking his links... people who're younger, less experienced, less connected and still trying to find their voice?
Huh? Right on, even though I support stuff I like, send links to my managers and so forth, offer I-M, email and board advice when they ask for it. I did it with your comic, gave you a really long critique about what I liked and what I didn't. It was really boringly written and drawn worse than most seventh grade notebook doodles, but I did it. You even sent me a script to read. It was a billion pages, but I jumped right into it. But what do you say when ten pages in, you're just flabbergasted by the banality of the script, but you can't say that because you've already told the guy who sent it that everything else he's done hasn't been good? I didn't know what to say on that one, so I didn't respond.
: Not even me. Jon Moody alone for Christ's sakes. Dozens of people here, handfuls at your own site. Going off on a group of people who make your comic books a massive success as indie books go for not buying the posters quick enough too... right while you're signing on as a writer for an amazingly successful comedy franchise?
Jon knows I'm kidding. Hell, he's on my buddy list, and he's the first one to tell me it's funny. Some people can take it, other self important blowhards (on the web, mind you, in real life I'm sure your more tolerable) who know that for all their grandstanding they don't have even a modicum of talent, they react badly. Even Donnachana, whom I give a hard time to, and who bickers with me back and forth, knows it's a joke.
: You're a tougher nut to crack than I am, Brian. I wonder why a kid who graduated from film school with honors and a year and a half later is putting books on Amazon for friends for pocket cash is a little insecure at times? I don't wonder at all why a guy working in television, movies, comics publishing, live action, animation will just jump up and lash out at people for exaggerating with exaggerated insults now and again?
So if are "exaggerating with exaggerated insults" I can't respond the same way? Gotcha.
: Sometimes you're a really nice guy with this biting wit and scads of success and grace... which seems to be who YOU are in real-life... and sometimes there's this guy who runs around the internet bullying people for trying and for being directionless or just for being kids and MAN.
Thanks? And again, I support the people I like. Wait, that's not even true, you can be complete asshole, but if you're talented I'll be the first one to sign up for your fan club.
: I really really like that first guy.
Sweet.
: And even if that second guy's there too, I'm still buying his stuff because it's really funny but... man, we'll start a club of people confused by the dualities of internet passing acquantences.
Right on. See, this is what I'm talking about. Not funny, but trying real hard to sound smart. You shoulda just tossed in a sperm gag here, trust me.
: I'll be DIPA's president for life and you can be DIPA's emperor.
That sounds like fun?
: My insecurities are about my real life... and they're my own.
Cool.
: But if we're wondering here if the real Smalls will please stand up, I ask the same of Huber. While Mike and Brian are most likely pretty confused most of the time by both of the Hubers and both of the Smalls.
God that was pretentious.