cyberdad wrote:
TwilightPrincess wrote:
Writing is considered a cool hobby by most. However, I don’t like it when people ask if they can read you a poem they wrote as a pick up line or to impress you. This also happened to me once or twice-ish. When I was somewhere between 15-17, a guy approached me while I was in the poetry section of the library.
My father impressed my mother because he could pull off Elvis songs. Men still do stuff like this on University campuses sort of throwing around their knowledge of philosophers/poets/writers/musicians in front of women. the classic "arts major" guy (kinda all an arts degree is useful for nowadays, impress people at parties).
Serious writing is (for me) an impressive hobby. I have on many occasions fancied myself putting together a book, but I don't have the patience. I might have missed the boat now, ChatGPt can probably do a better job in several years.
I’m a believer in “knowledge for knowledge’s sake.” It may be hard to pay the bills with an art major, but that doesn’t mean it’s useless. I had many enjoyable conversations in college centered around art, theatre, literature, and philosophy, but there’s a difference between having an intelligent conversation and someone showing off. I like the former, not so much the latter.
27 Sep 2024, 5:36 pm
