Shout Box archive

25 May 23:52

Amit Dutta

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How can you lay the blame on social behaviour, purely on a social platform?

25 May 23:51

Amit Dutta

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:)

25 May 23:51

OtherMuzz

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Nope?

25 May 23:51

Amit Dutta

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Or at least I don't agree

25 May 23:51

Amit Dutta

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Nope

25 May 23:51

OtherMuzz

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I don't blame it on the people though, i think that the platforms that people exist on largely cause this behaviour to happen

25 May 23:51

OtherMuzz

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Well a total cultural shift has happened. With facebook getting so popular what was an online discussion with many members has turned into various cults of personality, with artists soap boxing with armies of followers

25 May 23:50

Amit Dutta

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The thing I realise is that my experience of a person, is not the same of another's experience with them. Someone might think one guy is great, and the opposite true for another. It's all just smoke and mirrors, and I don't truly hold it against individuals, but what I see is this pervasive sense and acceptance of selfishness, which I can't stand

25 May 23:49

Lodratio

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Well, to be fair this might be more of a group mentality problem more than an individual one. When people look out forthemselves, you have to make a conscious effort to not be completely selfish as well, while, when everyone is helping eachother out it comes naturally. Even when we're talking about exactly the same people, depending on what kind of 'culture' emerges, it will pretty heavily influence everyones behavior.

25 May 23:47

OtherMuzz

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I'll name the guys that helped me a ton, Herman Ng, Devin Platts, Espen Olsen Sætervik, Pior Oberson, Benjamin "makkon" Hale, Shimmering Sword.

25 May 23:43

Amit Dutta

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I will name two guys who were total class acts and continue to be. Only those two stand out of the many I contacted. Paul Tobin, and Eduardo Pena. Both were seniors at Weta paul remains. These guys were cool. Everyone else was too self-important to give a shit.

25 May 23:33

Amit Dutta

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To be fair, not relying on help has made me stronger, so it's no big deal

25 May 23:30

Amit Dutta

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This is not a reflection on you Muzz, you definitely help out more than others, just my experience, and why I try to help others. I feel like a douche even saying I help others, I would rather it just happened, and I'm sure it does all the time, I just didn't experience any of it unfortunately when I really needed it.

25 May 23:28

Amit Dutta

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True, but I never expected it! It was the overwhelming lack of any interest or care shown at all from the majority asked. That's all. I realised people seem to be mostly selfish, they seem to be only interested in what they can get out of an interaction and only willing to respond to others if it suits them. NO expectations. I expected little, I mostly got nothing. Yeah it made me disappointed but it actually made me even more supremely grateful for the few that cared even slightly to reply that they were too busy to reply. Lol

25 May 23:02

OtherMuzz

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if you expect it from people, then you won't be as grateful as you should be!

25 May 23:02

OtherMuzz

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I'm not saying to people not to be altruistic! fuck, i have put out thousands of critiques on my time on the internet, far more than i've received, just saying that don't expect it from people

25 May 22:27

Amit Dutta

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I used to use post its at work :P

25 May 22:27

Amit Dutta

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Using shitty paper, is a good idea if you have those fears of blank sketchbook pages which tenses you up (it's a real thing!) Using crappy paper can help you loosen up a bit first.

25 May 21:38

Eyliana

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@Mech; Yeas, especially a lot of boxes and lines just go on printer paper. No paint of wasting money on expensive paper fot aht :)

25 May 21:07

devinn

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I thought about doing that last weekend , but figured It'd be a bit silly seeing that I still have sketchbooks that need to be filled

25 May 20:51

Mechanizoid

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Works great with pens. :-)

25 May 20:51

Mechanizoid

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On a side note, do any of you guys ever just get a stack of printer paper to do a lot of practice?

25 May 20:48

Amit Dutta

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well, I'm not lazy I'm an insane productive procrastinator. I always do shit...just never the right shit. On a hardcore tip right now to change that!

25 May 20:47

Mechanizoid

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CYA Amit

25 May 20:47

Mechanizoid

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lol that makes two of us! XD

25 May 20:47

Amit Dutta

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Being altruistic doesn't mean I'm not a lazy fuck as well :) Ok later man

25 May 20:46

Mechanizoid

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I, on the other hand, am a lazy b*tch. It's true. I know what I should be doing but I always fall short.

25 May 20:45

Amit Dutta

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I appreciate you saying it man :)

25 May 20:44

Mechanizoid

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I agree, I'm just saying that it is a fact that you are awesome 'cause you act awesome.

25 May 20:43

Amit Dutta

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Nah, not the point. I want us all to be awesome to each other when the opportunity arises. :) Ok gonna go grab a feast for my gracious self.

25 May 20:43

Mechanizoid

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LOL I called you sire instead of sir. King Amit? :D

25 May 20:42

Mechanizoid

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@Amit You, sire, are awesome.