06-07-2015, 11:51 PM
yeah I somewhat agree with you Rene. I am not saying the "younger" generation aren't being duped by the shallowness of the interaction that is social media but I would hardly condescend to a group like that and say they don't have the "mental coordination" required. It's a bit dismissive especially if you participate in it yourself.
It is bull: As you said, I have seen much instant gratification, no investment, bite-sized single sentence, 5 word "critiques" offered up by people on crit forums in their supposed ultimate generosity. Granted this doesn't describe everyone.
This may be the trending truth out there, but I simply choose not to think and go along with the idea that this is good enough just because people's standards are supposedly lower than before due to their age and expectations. If I give a critique or help someone, I will do it to my full effort, and not in some half assed throwaway comment that takes the least amount of time as most do on fb, because that is what people expect. I am not arguing that people don't think this is acceptable, I am saying I don't think this is acceptable. I have higher standards for myself. I assume others might have the same idea in terms of getting crit, but perhaps I am wrong.
This is why I think forums, still have relevance to ensure real community can grow. If you don't believe that, why post on any forum at all besides self promotion and ego stroking? Granted everything may migrate to the shit that is social media, and in the end it makes not an ounce of difference how people connect, as long as they do in a real way.
It is bull: As you said, I have seen much instant gratification, no investment, bite-sized single sentence, 5 word "critiques" offered up by people on crit forums in their supposed ultimate generosity. Granted this doesn't describe everyone.
This may be the trending truth out there, but I simply choose not to think and go along with the idea that this is good enough just because people's standards are supposedly lower than before due to their age and expectations. If I give a critique or help someone, I will do it to my full effort, and not in some half assed throwaway comment that takes the least amount of time as most do on fb, because that is what people expect. I am not arguing that people don't think this is acceptable, I am saying I don't think this is acceptable. I have higher standards for myself. I assume others might have the same idea in terms of getting crit, but perhaps I am wrong.
This is why I think forums, still have relevance to ensure real community can grow. If you don't believe that, why post on any forum at all besides self promotion and ego stroking? Granted everything may migrate to the shit that is social media, and in the end it makes not an ounce of difference how people connect, as long as they do in a real way.