tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867887.post1018603293219045334..comments2023-06-12T10:50:48.463-04:00Comments on Saul Colt - The Smartest Man in the World!: Is the internet killing the next generation of "characters"?saulcolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11403216749646339480noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867887.post-38385256888514784702008-09-03T07:35:00.000-04:002008-09-03T07:35:00.000-04:00Hey Adam!You make a good point but I don't fully a...Hey Adam!<BR/><BR/>You make a good point but I don't fully agree. My "saulness" was and is continually developing from my experiences and things I am exposed to. Every book I read or film I watch give me ideas. Every conversation I have with someone adds to who I am and how I look atbthe world. My blog post was a very simple explanation of what I am thinking but is not completly who I am. <BR/><BR/>I do think my interests make up a small part of my personality but my personality has also been shapes by thousands and thousands of life experiences that have nothing to do with pop culture. <BR/><BR/>I have learned 100x more from having my heart broken (and it happens all the time cauae u fall in love everyday) then I have from listening to a sad song. My likes and dislikes in the world of Music and other forms of entertainment are a big part of who I am but you could easily make a "chicken and egg" argument as to what shapes what. <BR/><BR/>Saulsaulcolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11403216749646339480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867887.post-18484033582686613932008-09-02T22:55:00.000-04:002008-09-02T22:55:00.000-04:00If you think your individualism lies in your music...If you think your individualism lies in your music, fashion, cinema, literary, etc, tastes then you are not an individual.<BR/><BR/>The very thought that you or anyone else could ever be an individual on those grounds is just nuts (unless you created the music...).<BR/><BR/>Your individualism lies in the essence of your soul. It's your Saulness. Your musical tastes are an effect of that cause.<BR/><BR/>If individualism matters to you then you should spend some time trying to understand what you're really about. Look deeper than the music you like.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08105348186670815368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867887.post-3468920922092709032008-09-02T10:52:00.000-04:002008-09-02T10:52:00.000-04:00Everything is relative. Whether influences are fe...Everything is relative. Whether influences are few or many, we will like what we like and become the individuals we are. Some people are natural leaders, some followers and some will be influenced to grow and change. The most positive influence of the internet is that no one will ever have to grow up feeling alone with their feelings, ideas or interests.Barbara Mackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05595073873871830617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867887.post-53872497556066403542008-09-02T06:57:00.000-04:002008-09-02T06:57:00.000-04:00sure I knew I wasn't the only person who liked wha...sure I knew I wasn't the only person who liked what I liked but at the time I had no way or idea how to connect with these like minded folks. This wasn a long time ago!<BR/><BR/>Heck, I found the Howard Stern guy by putting an ad in the Village Voice (we are talking 1989) <BR/><BR/>I was what you would call a determinded kid...and again, not much has changed!saulcolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11403216749646339480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867887.post-22703803968757664712008-09-01T22:56:00.000-04:002008-09-01T22:56:00.000-04:00I don't know how to answer your question. But real...I don't know how to answer your question. But really, Saul, you knew you weren't the only weirdo kid listening to Black Francis all along. I mean, you were able to hook up with someone to send you Howard Stern tapes, even.<BR/><BR/>The Internet appeared to me just as I was starting to like things for myself, not just because my folks played it in the car. So, I've always known there were people near and far who liked the same things I liked. BUT, they didn't like all the things I liked. One broad might've been into The Smiths, but she probably didn't watch Gilmore Girls religiously, for example. <BR/><BR/>So, maybe that's the answer. There's no one thing that is enjoyed by only a single person. But, it's our combination of interests that sets us apart and makes us truly unique : )Rayannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879878819600164297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867887.post-5866009133158406742008-09-01T22:13:00.000-04:002008-09-01T22:13:00.000-04:00When everyone is trying so damn hard to be differe...When everyone is trying so damn hard to be different, we sadly become all the same. Characters need a baseline to stand out from; the internet is eroding the baseline. You may be onto something, Saul...a book maybe? (P.S. covered something like this in mine. Will show it to you in Toronto)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867887.post-6579665271419375832008-09-01T22:12:00.000-04:002008-09-01T22:12:00.000-04:00When everyone is trying so damn hard to be differe...When everyone is trying so damn hard to be different, we sadly become all the same. Characters need a baseline to stand out from; the internet is eroding the baseline. You may be onto something, Saul...a book maybe? (P.S. covered something like this in mine. Will show it to you in Toronto)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com