@Glitzer: Yeah, I knew father's day was approaching, so I really just wanted to get to know him better. To know his story.
I actually find this community is great for socially avoidant people, because it gives you the opportunity to encounter a wide range of personalities, while maintaining your ability to limit your participation to whatever your comfort level is.
Glitzer wrote:it is almost impossible to see where your influence stops.
You know, I often wonder how different I would be if those first few meaningful amv's I watched were different. All those AMV's I was exposed to years ago probably formed the basis for my AMV preferences today. So goes the same for new editors entering the hobby right now.
Glitzer wrote:With some sadness to say, I think it's impossible to truly understand each other. AMVs do give the opportunity to peer into someone else's mind across time and space though, if even for a moment. This binds us, and allows us to share a common experience. At the risk of sounding cheesey, AMVs in this regard can work magic.
I really like this statement.
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@lloyd9988: If the hobby has developed your growth in any way, shape, or form; I think that says something; regardless of how big or small.
lloyd9988 wrote:has taught me was how to handle criticism
I think a lot of us had that experience the first time we posted something on the org. I know my first time, I got
really defensive. Not to the point of being a complete douche, but I had this sense that "This is my creation, I must defend it." But all it takes is the ability to
admit when someone else has a valid point, and everything changes.
lloyd9988 wrote:Phantasmagoriat wrote:"AMV's (and the Hobby as a whole) use the above concept on so many levels. How?"
Concept on so many levels??
Sorry, I should have been more clear. The concept I'm referring to is the one in my signature:
"Effort to Understand; Effort to be Understood; to see through Different Eyes."
So, I'm asking you to think of situations in the hobby where you put in the effort to understand [say, the AMV that you are watching]; when you put in the effort to be understood; and when do you see through the eyes of others.
lloyd9988 wrote:If there ain't no emotion, then it better be pretty as hell
qft
lloyd9988 wrote:However. . . The one thing I don't see with editors' AMVs is the willingness to take risks
yeah, it's a shame.
lloyd9988 wrote:. . . but I'd prefer a method which doesn't include a feeling of "lashing out" at others.
hmmmm... yeah, I can see how you would interpret my post that way, but at the same time, I
do get bit pissed when I read snarky remarks, or get a shady, depressing vibe from people who end up dragging everybody else down. So am I "lashing out?" Yes in a way, but part of it could also be the swears, which are necessary for me to convey my emotion (and swears can be misinterpreted. But re-read my post for my new-found view on swears.) Just try taking those out of my post and find out how dry of a read it would be.
Now, a lot of people are going to disagree with this statement, but:
In the last couple of years, I've sensed a lack of Real emotion in our communication on these boards. Fuck, when I first joined, the community was booming. And from what I hear, it was even crazier prior to my arrival, so I'm lucky enough to feel the tail end of all that shit. How things got this way? I'm not entirely sure... but I suspect it has something to do with the technical nature of our craft. See. If you
add emotion to the equation, you
can't be an objective observer; and it's hard to give reviews/feedback and what have you... if you are not objective. So, what do we do?
We remove emotion entirely when we give each other feedback... and this extends to our communication in general.
I can't do that any more.
If I feel something, I need to let it out. If you want my opinion, I'll fucking give it to you. <--- try taking the swear out of that sentence, and tell me meaning/emotion is not lost.
We need to start
adding subjectivity back into the equation.
We need to start getting back in touch with our emotions.
And it starts by getting mad.
(then channelling that energy in a constructive, level-headed manner ofc)