Itās so possible to learn on yr own!! I think that balance is nice if you can afford it. A teacher can help u interrupt poor technique that could slow u down or hurt yr body. the way i learned to fingerpick and travis pick uses some silly techniques that now slow me down when doing more technical things, and relearning has been v slow. Being self led let me have independence and explore the joy of guitar by myself without getting bogged down by boring beginner stuff. I loved just playing cool shit through sheer willpower in my basement. The internet has EVERYTHING u need to learn how to play guitar and u can definitely do it. there are threads to learn techniques, get feedback and eventually youāll also learn from yr jam buddies :) working with a teacher meant i could tab out all my fav obscure songs that donāt have tabs available online, keep me accountable to practicing and he pushed me to learn āboringā things like music theory in a way that is so much fun! but not necessary at all. i was self taught for 6 years before i went to a teacher :)
Oct 27, 2024
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Iāve learned almost everything I know from a book (checking out library books for my hobbies) but also YouTube and friends.books and friends are nice when I feel simply overwhelmed with how much information exists on the internet about how to do literally anyrhing
YouTube can help you with sillypractical skillsā¦ learning how to unjam my lock, unclog my drains, etc etc
For other skills, befriend older ppl or friends that āhave their shit togetherā
Most friends are happy to teach you something or even walk alongside you while you do taxes, apartment hunt, or cook a steak :) i love when my friends teach me stuff
And b patient with yourself. You canāt know everything and youāre not gonna learn it all overnight. Take small steps and stay learnin š«”
Jul 5, 2024
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like holy sh*t. there's so much to learn. and you can teach yourself? just by fucking around? and figuring shit out?? wtf???? how is that even possible! that's so cool!!! and when someone wants to teach you something.... wowwww..... so dreamy.....!! learning: ( ɵĢ„Ģ„ ĖĢ« ɵĢ„Ģ„)
Dec 23, 2023
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I was a major Starkid fan back in the day, and when video call lessons were affordable, I took one from Jeff Blim, one of the songwriters and actors of the company. To me, Jeff was exactly the mixture of chaotic and talented that I wanted to be. outside of his characters though, heās actually a really chill teacher. The most important thing I took from that was how to be a character no matter my personal emotional state, which I still use today.
I guess sometimes we forget the people we idolize are also just people, and sometimes that sucks, and other times that changes the course of your life. This was one of the life changing times.
May 5, 2024
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Dec 1, 2024
@mothersuperior post on latex and the yearndemic reminded me of this essay that I read a few years ago about the commodification and fetishization of the body and how itās been paralleled with a lack of chemistry and sexuality that we used to see on screen. The title is your tldr: everyone is hot and no one is horny. The sterilization of sexuality and sex is everywhere, past even film. Itās a response to the acceleration of capitalism, war and colonial extraction of the earth. It has crept into the ways we view ourselves, our experience and our bodies.
One thing I took away from this essay is that to align yourself with traditional beauty standards will make you too tired to fuck. Similarly, the whole Ā«Ā working on yourselfĀ Ā» grind that I heard on first dates all the time is this strange, individualistic perspective that makes you too exhausted and distracted for the holistic chemistry we desire. We flatten our lives to marketable lines that make us appear attractive - Iām working on myself, Iāve been going to therapy, I have a nice job and apartment. And while people are obviously horny, they donāt know for what - forming our bodies to be Ā better, our minds fixed and correct, we canāt pinpoint what the purpose is cause weāre too fucking exhausted to investigate further than that. Love, desire, and chemistry feel more and more elusive.
For us to morph ourselves into the image of sexiness according to western beauty standards, there is sacrifice (nutrients, your current corporeal form, the ability to be perceived as more than an object, working long hours for your grind) that doesnāt align with sensuality (unless youāre into that). There is no room for the spectrum of sensations you body is capable of feeling. There is no room for desire when weāve given it all up the capitalist war machine. :p
Mar 10, 2025
i read this book right after leaving an abusive relationship, trying to figure out what love was for me and how i could see it in my recently shook up world.
bell hooks writes in a simple, honest language. itās a beautiful, accessible book that humbled me and taught me how to love people and where find the love i desired.
Feb 20, 2025