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RE: The Lost Roll: #3 The Statue of Amy Winehouse
Very well said. It's crazy how the modern world expects us to be flawless when making mistakes is one of those things that makes us human.
Very well said. It's crazy how the modern world expects us to be flawless when making mistakes is one of those things that makes us human.
Totally. Make you wonder where it all came from... at what point did this expectation of perfection take over? Was it the growing media industry? Did this just happen by mistake? I have definitely noticed that when I see a Steemit post that is completely open and honest (warts 'n all), people love it. I think people are starting to crave that feeling of relief you get when someone else shares their imperfections, and you feel then that it's alright to have your own.
My personal opinion is that it has a lot to do with the way technology has invaded our daily life. It conveys this sense of perfection being possible and easily accessible. Things can be done quickly and efficiently so that inherently implies that there are resources available to perfect things at the same time. On top of that technology itself is completely mechanical and since it is so integrated into our lives we are used to things working the same way over and over again without fail, getting frustrated when those mechanisms invariably do develop errors.
From what I saw during my travels I realised that wherever there was less technology, there was more human interaction, less expectation and more acceptance for when things did go wrong. It seems that certain industries, that are highly technologised follow this pattern to an extreme.
You know, that makes so much sense. And now I want to got travelling... :) Gotta dash to make the kids dinner now, so thanks so much for this chat. Nice to meet you. :)
Always nice to meet interesting people here on Steemit. Nice to meet you too. Don't let your kids starve now ;-)