The Desire To Protect "Culture"

[Skullheadhq]

Indeed.

Nostalgia is dangerous. We elevate what was once good to divine levels, and start seeing new things and creativity as dangerous.

Art is fundamentally about creating emotions in people, and of course, the art that makes us feel happy and good is what we enjoy the most. Take Lady GaGa, for example. I'm quite sure SkullheadHQ will dismiss her as trash, but her music has brought happiness and enjoyment to millions, if not billions. Every saturday night, people are happy and dancing while listening to her music. If you can't see that as a good thing, you've really detached yourself from the real world.

And don't come saying it's so easy to make pop music. There are millions of people trying to be pop stars, and only a handful make it. How many people tried to compose music in Mozart's day? A few thousands? The skill needed to make it today is much greater than the skill needed to make it before.

There's also the fact that we only remember the good stuff. They made a ton of crap before as well, but that's all forgotten, just like the crap today will be forgotten. But mozart and beethoven is still remembered, just like MJ and Madonna will still be remembered in 2211.

I was once like this too. I only listened to the guitar-heavy rock of the 60's and 70's, and despised everything modern. My eyes were shut, and I refused to see. But when I opened my eyes, I realized that there's just as much creativity in todays world, if not more. Music has evolved, and so should I.

Lady GaGa? Madonna? Michael Jackson? What is happening to the .Org? And if you think they're more than trash, you've really detached yourself from the real world. And just take the opposite of what billions think, and you've arrived at the truth, and if the people of 2211 remember these failures, then they're as worthless as the people of today, something which I don't hope for.