Monday, November 29, 2004
Triptychs and Cryptics
"So didya read it? what did you think?"
"Honestly?"
"Honestly."
"I thought it was a little shallow and sort of empty and depressing."
"Well, it's supposed to be that way because most of those characters are intended to be assholes.
"Well I don't mean your characters...I mean...here let me ask you a question, Why is it that you purposely create stories where the people obviously have shittier lives than you?"
"It's not like that, people have miserable lives, we all do.I'm just trying to show what people's lives are really like, it's not always so black and white."
"It just seems like you hate these characters and you're laughing at them, having a joke at their expense. You're the only one smart enough to get it. It somehow validates you."
"But I really don't think that you understand. I'm just trying to show that people...that these people..."
"You know sometimes I just think it's a justification for you, to prove that you're somehow superior or better than these people. 'It's ok if I'm shabby to people because there are obviously people who treat people worse than I do.' It's fucked up."
"So didya read it? what did you think?"
"Honestly?"
"Honestly."
"I thought it was a little shallow and sort of empty and depressing."
"Well, it's supposed to be that way because most of those characters are intended to be assholes.
"Well I don't mean your characters...I mean...here let me ask you a question, Why is it that you purposely create stories where the people obviously have shittier lives than you?"
"It's not like that, people have miserable lives, we all do.I'm just trying to show what people's lives are really like, it's not always so black and white."
"It just seems like you hate these characters and you're laughing at them, having a joke at their expense. You're the only one smart enough to get it. It somehow validates you."
"But I really don't think that you understand. I'm just trying to show that people...that these people..."
"You know sometimes I just think it's a justification for you, to prove that you're somehow superior or better than these people. 'It's ok if I'm shabby to people because there are obviously people who treat people worse than I do.' It's fucked up."
