I see this as an expression of emptiness. People who have little sense of authenticity try to make up for it vicariously, with membership, with belonging. My father called these people joiners with an unmistakable tone of derision.
And, this is a theme I keep returning to, our entertainment-driven lives are not fulfilling. Cinema, tele…
I see this as an expression of emptiness. People who have little sense of authenticity try to make up for it vicariously, with membership, with belonging. My father called these people joiners with an unmistakable tone of derision.
And, this is a theme I keep returning to, our entertainment-driven lives are not fulfilling. Cinema, television, popular music are wastelands and do I need to say anything about social media?
I used to go to the annual Street of Dreams exhibitions in Seattle; gaudy overly ostentatious houses where every single one ended up in a room with a giant television showing sports. The emptiness was palpable.
Even a wealthy person could feel the emptiness; now imagine someone with no noteworthy achievements or satisfaction, what does he have to make him feel valid? His white skin, or his gun, or his allegiance to Donald Trump.
I see this as an expression of emptiness. People who have little sense of authenticity try to make up for it vicariously, with membership, with belonging. My father called these people joiners with an unmistakable tone of derision.
And, this is a theme I keep returning to, our entertainment-driven lives are not fulfilling. Cinema, television, popular music are wastelands and do I need to say anything about social media?
I used to go to the annual Street of Dreams exhibitions in Seattle; gaudy overly ostentatious houses where every single one ended up in a room with a giant television showing sports. The emptiness was palpable.
Even a wealthy person could feel the emptiness; now imagine someone with no noteworthy achievements or satisfaction, what does he have to make him feel valid? His white skin, or his gun, or his allegiance to Donald Trump.
Or his fictitious gender identity.