Craftmanship
Biblical Blot Blog #2 Everything moves too fast. Everyone prefers videos over books, passivity over having to think and work. Entertainment is the pinnacle of our society. Like royals in a throne room, we demand the jester to keep us from being bored. We insist upon frivolity from the fool, but if it’s too witty then we like King Leer, will have the Fool whipped. Before television became so common in the 50’s, who was constantly entertained but the regal upper class? Gatsby had his parties, Jane Austen’s debutants had dances and dinners. And now all people from all socioeconomic situations can be constantly entertained as we move about with our screens, soon to be glasses, or headsets, or hopefully not chips in our head. Why do most shy from the fulfilling work of reading? Thinking? Writing? I can speak from my experience: i lazy! Id rather sit back and be poured into than pour out my thoughts and feelings, struggling to put pen to paper (metaphorically here) and shout...