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@cmconseils

this is my approach to karaoke.

Show threadM.S. Bellows, Jr.Mar 4
@saltywizard @cmconseils
This is my approach to sex.
Show threadΣ(i³) = (Σi)²Mar 11
@msbellows
Came to the comments to make sure someone had already said this ..
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Show threadSarahMar 4
@cmconseils

My software updated the feed so I accidentally ❤️ this post. I'm fine with that.
Show threaddnparadiceMar 4
@cmconseils that is me .... Making music
Show threadMark DownMar 4
@cmconseils my life summarized
Show threadBen OvermyerMar 4

@cmconseils I dropped out of art school twenty-ish years ago. At some point between grade school and art school, I started to always hate my art. After dropping out of art school, I pivoted hard into non-artistic things. Over the next twenty years, I spent less and less time making art.

In the last year or two, I started painting again. And this time around, I adopted this outlook; that the simple act of creation is the good part.

I like making art again, for the first time in decades.

Show threadAmorpheusMar 4
@skysong @cmconseils As a child, exploring and learning different stuff generally is fun. In adolescence, the most fun comes out from the stuff you believe you're good at and you think it's a good idea to make it your profession. Then you realize that you have to be competitive enough to make a living from it, driving your talent to perfection with obsession. Finally, you realize that everything in life only keeps being fun when you have the choice not to do it when you're not in the mood.
Show threadBen OvermyerMar 4

@Amorpheus @cmconseils That wasn't it for me.

For me, the issue was that the art I saw in my head was always much better than I was capable of producing.

The gap got better over time, but not fast enough for me. This was exacerbated by seeing people younger than me producing works much better than I was capable of.

Dropping out of art school was directly caused by an argument with an instructor, but I think that was only the catalyst, not the real source.

My career has been plenty fun!

Show threadferricoxideMar 4
@cmconseils Reminds me of the "squid" from Squid Game.
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Show threadPeter 💙 StevensMar 4

@cmconseils

(advice not for airline pilots, surgeons or chainsaw jugglers)

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@cmconseils
Me, as a System Operator.
Show threadMike Taylor 🦕Mar 5
@cmconseils "If a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing badly." — G. K. Chesterton.