Today in my writing for New Media class we discussed what it takes to be a “great” writer or what it takes to be great at anything. Truth is though you don’t have to be great anymore, if you are great chances are you’ll make it, but then there’s that slim chance that you will be over looked by the already successful or the person who has the look.
Don’t take what I’m saying to literal, but for example look at famous singers, most of the females can’t sing live at all, but they have the look so they made it. You want to be a writer, but you have the hardest time getting published and you’re angry because your books are written well, but individuals rather read Kim Kardashians book instead.
That raises the notation, what is being good anymore, because in today’s society you don’t have to be good, or the best you just have to market yourself like hell, make videos on YouTube, and self publish your work.
Has technology made us dumb? Do we rely on facebook and twitter to inform us on “news” worthy information? I think we have, we are all guilty of reading less important content and skimming through significant content.
Has technology made us dumb? Do we rely on facebook and twitter to inform us on “news” worthy information? I think we have, we are all guilty of reading less important content and skimming through significant content.
Though, my friends from home want to support my dream as a writer, I also understand that they probably barely read my blog or scan it, I should just put bits and pieces on twitter at a time since I have over seven hundred followers. Or should I make a note on facebook and tag who I want to read with hopes all three thousand of my friends will be interested. Nope, better yet I’ll make a video blog and just provide the information in a video so you don’t have to read at all.
Bill Cosby said, “If you want to hide something from a nigger put it in a book.” It’s no longer the African American community who doesn’t read, it’s our whole society. It’s extended from younger generations and reached older generations as well. We are reading less and tweeting more. You can Google just about anything and find information, photos, or videos for it. You can buy essays and read books on line so just burn paperbacks.
Regardless, you never want to lose the essence of what made our society an educated people. And, if it’s no longer cool to be educated, call me a lame. Just because you don’t have to be “great” anymore doesn’t mean you lower your standards as a writer (grammar), musicians (auto-tone), and artist; well art will always be the same you can’t fake a picture.
Save our society, our generation’s young and old, and save your mind. Read something with extensive content, which has meaning, and maybe even provokes you to do something. Children can’t grow up wondering what paperbacks are, because they have a kindle or a device that reads the book to them.
Sparks Notes, thank you because a few times you helped me through high school, however I can’t hold a proper conversation on the true subject matter of the book now.
Sparks Notes, thank you because a few times you helped me through high school, however I can’t hold a proper conversation on the true subject matter of the book now.
I’m not judging anyone I’m just expressing my frustrations on what being “good” or being “great” actually is, no I’m hoping you will realize that you have become a slave to modern day technology and forgot to use your brain.
So I will continue to read, write, and blog. And, maybe in a last minute effort to be great I’ll self publish a book. I mean the outlets are out there to do whatever, unless you want to be great, then you’ll use those outlets wisely.
So I will continue to read, write, and blog. And, maybe in a last minute effort to be great I’ll self publish a book. I mean the outlets are out there to do whatever, unless you want to be great, then you’ll use those outlets wisely.
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