i wish you wouldnt selectively quote what i am saying.
i know i also did that with you in the beginning but as this gets longer and longer i feel like i have already answered some of your inquiries in past replies while you are taking my replies out of context and ask the same question all over again.
I feel you. I don't like doing that all the time, but sometime I feel it's easier to read instead of large chunks of words, but yeah, it takes things out of context when some things need to be read as part of a whole.
Here's my thing about what she said. She sounds naive because at that age I was very susceptible to whatever new idea someone gave me. Only through experiencing things on your own can you have a better grasp on these concepts and whether or not they work. When your that young you're very susceptible to new ideas, especially when you spent the previous 4-6 years just trying to figure out who you are.
Everything in life is going to have it's pros and cons. Capitalism, Anarchy, Communism, Socialism, work, art, dedication, aloofness, whatever.
Some great writers, artists, etc can balance success and financial security. Some can't. Some people can be happy having a corporate job and being financially secure so that they can persue other interests like starting a family. Some aren't happy with their corporate job because they view their career as the ultimate form of fullfillment.
I've been in her shoes and I too had a very naive point of view of what creative people are like. Her criticisms on repetition and work strike me as ignornat, especially when it comes to things like art and writing, which repetition and work is very much a part of.
I'm going by the contents of her speech, not assumptions of what her family life was like, what her teachers said, etc. Again, most high schools have art, music, and writing as part of the curriculum.
Any kind of teacher you have, it can be viewed as some kind of indocrination process. You can pretty much criticize anything, and deconstruct it, split it up into it's basic components till it's unrecognizable, philosophize on it, etc, till whenever. But in the mean time, some people want to get shit done, and it's up to you what you want to do with your life, and you only get one chance.
It's very rare when people enjoy the rigorous processes that it takes to be great at anything. It's only after having learned them, and being able to either reap the benefits or able to execute some kind of feat do you look back at those times with appreciation. Repetition and work is part of becoming a great anything.
I just don't feel an 18 year old has that much experience to offer a valid criticism of the school system, especially going from what she said.
