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Re: Quitting engineering to pursue art full-time

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Post by harwoodjp »

bongodongobob wrote: post #9
tithe wrote: post #3

> “If you’re getting hate, that’s a good sign.” ...In the past, he used to engage with them...Now, he doesn’t get too involved. Did he mean to say "passion" in this case? How is hate a "good" sign of engagement? If someone has an opinion and is willing to share it with me, I'd hope they could do it in a constructive way (but I wouldn't call that "hate", and this is the Internet he's talking about). Imagine being surr…

It's what artists do to lie to themselves so their entire life doesn't seem like a waste of time. I went from music to tech. Art is full of completely delusional hacks.

I assure you that your life in tech, waging for a boss, is a waste of time.

Re: Quitting engineering to pursue art full-time

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Post by bongodongobob »

harwoodjp wrote: post #11
bongodongobob wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's what artists do to lie to themselves so their entire life doesn't seem like a waste of time. I went from music to tech. Art is full of completely delusional hacks.

I assure you that your life in tech, waging for a boss, is a waste of time.

Nah, steady paycheck, health insurance, don't need roommates, can afford the nicer things in life. Gigging and touring is fun in your 20s, but starts to drain you. This is much better.

Re: Quitting engineering to pursue art full-time

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Post by bongodongobob »

BriggyDwiggs42 wrote: post #10
bongodongobob wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's what artists do to lie to themselves so their entire life doesn't seem like a waste of time. I went from music to tech. Art is full of completely delusional hacks.

I mean, that does sound like something someone who switched from music to tech would say, but it’s also a little true.

I made a career out of it and made it to regional status. If you want to pay your bills, you need to hit national level or teach music. It's a fucking grind and you naturally age out.

Re: Quitting engineering to pursue art full-time

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Post by free_bip »

doytch wrote: post #5
tithe wrote: post #3

> “If you’re getting hate, that’s a good sign.” ...In the past, he used to engage with them...Now, he doesn’t get too involved. Did he mean to say "passion" in this case? How is hate a "good" sign of engagement? If someone has an opinion and is willing to share it with me, I'd hope they could do it in a constructive way (but I wouldn't call that "hate", and this is the Internet he's talking about). Imagine being surr…

I think the argument here is that hate (which is a subset of passion) is not the purely negative thing that we immediately think it is. Especially in art. When people _hate_ art the art has served its purpose. Art's intention (to paint with heinously broad strokes) is to create emotions and drive thoughts. That's a very different intention than a product/service and they shouldn't be compared in that sense. But also:…

Arts intention is whatever the artist makes it out to be. If an artist wants their work to be loved, not hated... Well then this doesn't really apply does it

Re: Quitting engineering to pursue art full-time

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Post by neocritter »

bongodongobob wrote: post #9
tithe wrote: post #3

> “If you’re getting hate, that’s a good sign.” ...In the past, he used to engage with them...Now, he doesn’t get too involved. Did he mean to say "passion" in this case? How is hate a "good" sign of engagement? If someone has an opinion and is willing to share it with me, I'd hope they could do it in a constructive way (but I wouldn't call that "hate", and this is the Internet he's talking about). Imagine being surr…

It's what artists do to lie to themselves so their entire life doesn't seem like a waste of time. I went from music to tech. Art is full of completely delusional hacks.

Tech is also full of delusional hacks. You find them everywhere. Delusional hack artists are more fun.

Re: Quitting engineering to pursue art full-time

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Post by datadrivenangel »

Reminds me of the classic: "Sorry I missed your comment of many months ago. I no longer build software; I now make furniture out of wood. The hours are long, the pay sucks, and there's always the opportunity to remove my finger with a table saw, but nobody asks me if I can add an RSS feed to a DBMS, so there's that :-)"

https://github.com/docker/cli/issues/267#issuecomment-695149...

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