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as someone whoās realized they are chronically online (i hate it trust me), iāve realized that all the media consumption really has caused me brain rot lol.
with that being said, iāve been trying to watch documentaries and movies that are normally out of my comfort zone to not only learn new things but also to help me with forming thoughts about *said* things becauseā¦sometimes i go with what people are saying online because a bunch of people are saying it (once again i hate it too trust me)
all this to say, dont knock something till you try it - itās good for your brain and your soul to develop opinions
Mar 2, 2024
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i saw something a tad bit politically upsetting this morning through a reposted TikTok, and when i looked up the story in the news, what the TikTok said about this political issue could not be substantiated, but only implied and rumored.
Iām kinda peeved because short form media has really allowed people to become media illiterate and spread things that are either lies or unsupported claims, because they know people arenāt going to read a 3-4 paragraph article on a news site and disseminate information on their own.
Something I have learned in therapy is to kinda look at more things in life as neutral, and not go into black and white thinking before making a decision. Take time to act on something (when itās possible) and take things at face value most days. Being in an elevated state of emotion when doing something is not usually good.
I just wish other people could do that today, because sometimes it feels like Iām the only person in my realm who can.
Jan 26, 2025
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A brief anecdote to preface this (skip to get straight to the philosophy):
Today a team member and I (building a business) met with an expert in his respective field to ask some questions. After a little explanatory back-and-forth, it was clear he had a complete lack of knowledge of our sector, and had only understood the description of our project on a superficial level. Nonetheless, he proceeded to spend most of the time āpushing backā, and therefore was unable to offer much insight that we could use.
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Critique/judgment without understanding is invalid ā period. This is confusing to some critics/would-be critics/people because they conflate the accumulation of knowledge with the skill of understanding. Letās say youāre a music critic ā you know lots of stuff about many kinds of music, many eras, etc. One day something comes along your desk, you pop it on, and it sounds a bit odd. Youāve never heard of the artist beforeā¦ it sounds vaguely similar to something you know of ā sure, letās compare it to that, I guess. In this moment, you may not realize that you have a blindspot. Maybe you donāt yet understand the cultural or aesthetic movement this piece of music is born from because it doesnāt overlap with your breadth of knowledge (even if itās very wide). Your prior knowledge may inform your ability to understand, but it doesnāt replace it. A real critic will take the time, as their duty, to understand as best they can before they make any critique. Anyone else isnāt a real critic.
This goes for everything and everyone, not just professional or expert criticism. Itās true on an individual level, a social/cultural level, a political level, etc.
Now especially, everyoneās a critic ā and thatās both great and terrible/terrifying. Criticism/judgment are perfectly valid and useful forms of human expression if and only if you seek to understand beforehand.
So, we can think about that from the perspective of giving criticism and, of course, receiving it. Being open to criticism is a massively important quality to develop, but if someone hasnāt made an effort to understand you/your idea, their critiques can go into the trash can. š®
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Jun 4, 2024
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we are killing good media by being sated with mediocrity . i care less and less abt sounding like a dick and more and more abt demanding the most from where i put my free time/attention . music should be good films should be interesting books should be thoughtfulā¦. being seen as a buzzkill is worth fighting the dizzying mundanity for
Mar 2, 2025
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on a VERY big cyanotype kick lately so I have been plotting and tinkering and wanted to make myself something special and unique so I captured the essence of girlhood aka dumped the contents of my tote bag and printed it ONTO the bag (is this meta - also pls ignore the bleed this is literally only my fifth time doing this)
Jun 30, 2024
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taking care of yourself is sexy, live music is sexy, taking care of your hearing WHILE listening to live music is extremely sexy
(i forgot my ear plugs last night can you tell i was suffering a bit)
Mar 2, 2024
love that i have a camera that lets me do multiple exposures without having to frankenstein the film out of the roll after iāve finished it (feat. my lovely partner) !!
Sep 21, 2024