Rise of the Creative Clash
Remember that book, Rise of the Creative Class? Lately I've been thinking about Rise of the Creative Clash. I keep running into people that cannot for the life of them get things like unconferences, twitter, social media, social networks, the web where its at right now and more.
Having conversations with these people are tiring for both parties. You believe, they do not, and you can explain to an extent but you're not used to continually defending something you just know clicks for you. Its hard to explain. It could be an idea that crosses over into faith, who knows, but the clash is present and it bothers both of ya.
I suppose this has been going on for awhile now as the web grows up. Maybe we all clash in different ways. I defintely don't use MySpace or FaceBook like other folks do, so I clash there.
It all comes down to what you want to do with your moments. Everyone values their moments in different ways. They think you are wasting time, yet they don't see how it enables your life, your ideas, your process. You see connection with the web, with people, with the moment, with the now, they don't. They compare it to traditional aspects like IM or blogs, yet for you its clearly more than that.
In the end, you really can't defend it, you could I suppose but eventually that becomes too tiring, and then you yourself end up wasting time preaching to an audience that doesn't get what music is in the first place. They are stuck, you are stuck which breaks it all down into one simple statement.
You either get it, or you don't, and this is the Rise of the Creative Clash.
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