>> For me, it's part of the Work... not something I've had to do yet, but good to have read that and know something of what to expect, and what to do about it. <<
That's good to hear.
>> As for L-America... don't get me started. <<
Sooth.
>> I will say this, Ysabet. This is part of why you're here. A good bard is also a teacher.. many don't do this explicitly, but let their work hold the lesson... <<
Yeah. It just took me several decades to find a method that worked. I've been doing activism since about the time I could talk. Ironically, the most effective method I've found isn't protesting or direct action; it's storytelling. This is a surprise in a culture that places little social value on storytelling, and all the more so that the best effect is coming from poetry in a culture that actively disdains poetry.
>> you take the time to *point it out* so we don't miss it. <<
*chuckle* Well, I have ulterior resources. I already know how value-added content works for storytelling in the silicon age. It's just a matter of cramming it into extant technology as best I can. Took me a while to remember I should be doing that, but I was initially occupied with shoving the advance of electronic publication to go faster. Had to put the wheels on the wagon first. ;)
Wait a hundred years, and there's a fair chance I'll be remembered as one of the first people to provide actionable footnotes in entertainment, rather than academic ones in research. By then, nobody will want to read the classics because they're all "flat" (not networked like what I write) and people will be employed in upgrading those. Mine will be some of the earliest work that's footnoted in the author's original hand. (Hi, future geeks! Rosetta stone formatting is your friend.) It's fun.
You may forget but let me tell you this: someone in some future time will think of us. -- Sappho
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dancing_serpent
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2018-08-24 08:29 pm (UTC)That's good to hear.
>> As for L-America... don't get me started. <<
Sooth.
>> I will say this, Ysabet. This is part of why you're here. A good bard is also a teacher.. many don't do this explicitly, but let their work hold the lesson... <<
Yeah. It just took me several decades to find a method that worked. I've been doing activism since about the time I could talk. Ironically, the most effective method I've found isn't protesting or direct action; it's storytelling. This is a surprise in a culture that places little social value on storytelling, and all the more so that the best effect is coming from poetry in a culture that actively disdains poetry.
>> you take the time to *point it out* so we don't miss it. <<
*chuckle* Well, I have ulterior resources. I already know how value-added content works for storytelling in the silicon age. It's just a matter of cramming it into extant technology as best I can. Took me a while to remember I should be doing that, but I was initially occupied with shoving the advance of electronic publication to go faster. Had to put the wheels on the wagon first. ;)
Wait a hundred years, and there's a fair chance I'll be remembered as one of the first people to provide actionable footnotes in entertainment, rather than academic ones in research. By then, nobody will want to read the classics because they're all "flat" (not networked like what I write) and people will be employed in upgrading those. Mine will be some of the earliest work that's footnoted in the author's original hand. (Hi, future geeks! Rosetta stone formatting is your friend.) It's fun.
You may forget but
let me tell you this:
someone in some future time will think of us.
-- Sappho
>> Thank you. *squish* <<
You're welcome. *squish*