People talk about themselves too much.

I think the best threads are spontaneous, without manipulation to achieve a particular result. I don't think true creativity can be planned.

 

you think when michalangelo was painting the sixteenth chapel he grabbed a brush and grabbed and gave everyone else a bunch of brushes and said "you know what guys, I really planned out the first fifteen but lets all get together and paint this one out of nothing"? No. And you know what happened? a masterpiece.

 

I write long poems about combing my hair, the clothes I wear and the boys who like me.

 

I think FIRST comes inspiration... and THEN any required planning or orchestration. Form and method has its place, but not as the instigating factor.

 

inspiration = creativity?

 

I agree. Maybe it's the private nature of going to a store.

The poster would be offering nothing of meaning to another. I can create a chair - that's the fact.

I can use the chair for my own purpuses- that's the meaning.

And I can share that chair with others- that's relatedness.

Going to the store stops at the manufacturing point of that chair. Pissing on a dog, in a sense, is itself meaninful because the subtext is, "Hey folks! I've done something unusual today, and I want to share it with you."

 

yes, inspiration is at the heart of all true creativity. it's the spark that drives it.

 

yuuuuuuuuuuuup

 

You have to forgive the OP. He has no life so be begrudges others having one.

Don't be hatin', kid. You'll find yourself in a new ankle bracelet.

 

True creativity IS planning.

Waking/Cherea - interesting discussion overall.

I do not mean to say that people should not put themselves into their posts. I would never have been here this long if that was the case because to a point, we're all here for some sort of social interaction.

What I was getting at is this:

How many times can somebody tell you the same story involving different names and settings? Ie. "My boyfriend beat me at his moms house." followed three weeks later by, "My new boyfriend beat me at the skating rink".

Grant it, those are extreme examples, but it very closely fits the mold to how many people socialize. I don't care for these people in any facet of my life.

On the other hand you have some people, such as Bird who was previously mentioned. Bird brings a good balance. Some of his posts are about his latest adventure and comparing adventures etc, and others seem to be completely spontaneous word vomit. But one thing in particular that I'd like to point out is that even when Bird posts a thread about himself he does not go out of his way to make the thread all about him.

I'll say it again, differently, because I think it's a crucial point:

I find the difference to be that some have to try to steer every new post and every new word to be about their original topic and them; conversely, other people use their experience, event, etc to ignite a more broad discussion that appeals to a far wider audience.

And zoomie, the next thing that wraps around my ankle is going to be your sphyncter.

 

I didn't read this thread yet, but here's my thoughts
I'm utilizing hipforums. I don't usually like to make things about me, I feel like i'm just another part of everything, i'm not special, but this is a good place for me to self reflect and get other people's opinions on life. If you dont know yourself, you can't know anything else.

 

I guess it doesn't bother me too much when people talk about themselves because that way I don't have to talk at all... It's a forum, now in life I am around people all day who go on and on and on about themselves and their life, while I just sit and listen (well fake listen, while I am sitting there I drift off somewhere and start thinking about something else..)
I don't mind it, I am one who doesn't talk about their life because meh, I just don't.. But if others prefer too than so be it I guess.. Sure after constant and constant babble and turning everything said into something about them it does get a bit tedious and obnoxious, but with that being said I figure they are probably maybe unhappy and looking for some type of validation from people to make themselves feel as if that is filling the void they are missing...

I dunno...

 

damn. is that the deal? i thought i was fascinating.

 

You are, KC.



You are.

 

see? i was right. i was RIIIIGHT.

 

Are you complaining again?

Is that the ONLY thing you know how to do?

 

hey prax.

hey cats.

ever seen 'my dinner with andre'?

 

its cause we're all so damn vain

 

well ain't that the fucking truth.

 

No.