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bpmolder 06:39 am UTC 12/24/07 |
| In reply to: | re: I would say NO! - Pudding 07:39 am UTC 12/23/07 |
> > > > I'm not saying Jim is a saint and I am definitely not > > confusing morality with mentality in any way. I am well > > aware of the difference. My point, in case you > > misunderstood what I posted, is that Meat didn't get where > > he was at from being smart, just working hard, taking any > > and every job that comes down the pike and stepping on > > other (like Jim) when he feels he has to. > > > > People like myself have no desire to "have a pop at the > > big bloke." People like yourself confuse mentality with > > hard work and "doing anything to get ahead" when you say > > that someone has to be smart to be successful. > > Isn't working hard, doing jobs you wouldn't like to do but > you do anyway because it's a step in the right direction > being smart? > > If someone said to you that if you shovelled shit for a > month, at the end of it you'd have a 50% pay rise and be > made a supervisor with a desk job...what would the smart > thing be? Shovelling shit now and again doesn't mean you > have a lack of morals. And lets be completely fair here, > Meat had a lot of shit thrown at him and he's had to > shovel a lot of shit just to support his family. > > I'm no Loafer by any stretch of the imagination, but I can > give credit where credit's due. Sure, it's being smart to do what you have to do to keep yourself afloat while waiting for bigger and better things. From an artist's standpoint, however, it's selling out. People who care enough about their art won't compromise it to make a quick buck. Given these things then, it leads me to believe that he isn't really much of an artist. It's like saying that Thomas Edison was a great inventor because he invented the light bulb. Although it was a ground-breaking achievement, the fact that it took over 1000 tries to get it right shows that it was a result of more perspiration than inspiration. So Meat being willing to do whatever to keep that money rolling in may be fine for him, but in the end it only proves that he is more concerned with fame and fortune than the art. So from an artist's standpoint (which I have been measuring this by), the practice is lacking in moral conviction. | |
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