The people who come up with the ideas that you are spending so much money to study RARELY have any significant formal eduaction, even some of them hadn't made it past basic formal eduation.
yes, schools are yet another institution to give them more money, and really that's all it has to do with. There have been so many cases where knowledge that was not profitable was suprsessed by educational institutions, lobbyists who then effect policy, in favor of skewed ideas that put their ideas as reality and keep the redistribution of wealth and power into their hands.
I have no idea whether I'm smart, and have no idea why I'd have to prove that to anyone. I'm definately not as confused and ignorant as a lot of people I see, whether that takes intelligence or common sense, it doean't really matter to me. I've gotten to a place in my life where I really don't care for social "norms" in the way of what is considered acedemic, smart, successful, etc. I do what I feel convicted to do, and it brings me personal peace, and contentment. If you have to prove it, you might not have it. Dunno. I don't have all the answers, but I can see bullshit for what it is. Why can't other people? Isn't it obvious?
I don't care about the "internet tough guy" retardation, I would have shouted that shit in your face in person regardless, and have to people on many occasions. I hate people who invalidate other people's methods for no apparent reason (maybe their own fears of being obsolete? I dunno). My intentions are to stick up for people who are belittled by your mindset. I've seen people who had a real understanding of art litterally give up, because the way they created their art was contrary to the old school snobs. That is a tradgedy, with their useless elitism, they've just caused the beautiful pool of great art to miss out on all of the greatness they could have created.
It's not so much relevant whether I enjoy stirring shit up or not. I personally love it, but this has nothing to do with that. This is to do with people belitlling others for nothing other than their methods to express themselves. Sampling can be original, if I find a great quote from some ignorant racists 40s government film that helps to bring the lyrical point to a more intense level, it's absolutely no lack of originality. THe clip as it was sampled was for an entirely different purpose. It's completely possible to create original and relevent art with samples... Another great example is Portishead.... they weren't so originial were they. . . . (sarcasm).
Me being Pacman? eh? Naw... I have no idea who he is, I just happen to see that he does have a good grip on reality with certain issues, and I thought it was quite pompous and downright stereotypical of someone with your chosen screen name to say something like that.
If you want to talk originality, why not try doing an instrument that isn't part of the typical modern rock/pop format of music. Take up the flute, or the bagpipes, or even pick up some ethic instruments to learn. That would be much more original than guitar (as the instrument that almost the entire world comes running to in order to make music)...I mean, after all how original can you be with that exact same instrument, with the same effect (distortion) playing the same old shit everyone's heard a million times over, which was never even that groundbreaking when it was done te first time. Sure, there are exeptions. Zappa was more original that most musicians since the begining of music and he used a lot of guitar... but do you presume you are on that level of genius? I certainly wouldn't.
Guitar is standard in our modern way of looking at music, only because of OUR MODERN SOCIETY. Music existed before the guitar, and believe it or not, it was just as good before this strange instrument became commonplace, and if the guitar suddenly ceased to exist, music as we know it would not fall apart. We would simply find new ways of expressing ourselves. I enjoy guitar, but it's far from original, regardless of what you play, everyone plays it, and almost every single song has it.
This might be long. but jesus dude, do you have to be such an asshole about the way other people create their music? It's no less valid or original than your choice to use the most stereotpical modern instrument out there as your chosen medium. I love the guitar myself, but I have no delusions as to it's superiority over other instruments for creaation.
