Highway 61 Re-Revisited

pe langa celelalte lucruri, de ce e totusi bine si cum facem sa si fie

Lucrez la o firma mica si cu multe fete unde am venit de la o firma mica si cu multi baieti.

De fapt am sarit din firma mica-n firma mica, sunt cam la a4a. Am ramas tot timpul prin advertising. La inceput imi doream, apoi mi-a disparut interesul direct dar s-a lipit cumva domeniul de mine. Sunt un bun copil al capitalismului invatat fortat, probabil. Sunt interesata de modalitati de promovare neconventionala a unor produse pe care nu am de gand sa le folosesc si de posibilitatea de a face oamenii sa-si intoarca pe trotuar capul spre ceva ce… am gandit cu mana mea.

Sunt un pasionat brand advocate pentru Apple, pro-micro-media si hotarata sa inteleg trendurile mai degraba decat sa le adopt. Sunt de fapt mult prea plictisita de ceea ce pare a fi de multe ori inovatie pretinsa, pana imi dau seama ca s-au facut totusi pasi mari in comunicare.

De ce cred asta? Pentru ca vad uneori ca adv-ul incepe sa genereze aceleasi rezultate ca si omul asta. Si iata cateva exemple:

Nu tin minte in momentul asta daca am citit vreodata sincerity in vreun text corporate despre the brand values. Cred si sper ca, dupa mult mult timp, vazuta de la distanta, evolutia domeniului va indica directia asta. Cred ca se va investi in rebrandingul advertisingului ca domeniu dintr-o industrie a sclipiciului si tandrelor mistificari la limita mintitului cras, in ce se voia a fi la inceput: cea mai estetica si clara metoda de simpla informare. Bine, asta era pe vremea cand produsele erau produse si lumea le cumpara pentru utilitatea lor. Si-asa minimalismul e pe val si probabil cateva concerne uriase vor inghiti productia “produselor” ca atare. Nu vom mai cumpara mare lucru fizic. De aceea nu va mai trebui sa advertizam lucruri practice pe post de iluzii. Vom advertiza iluzii pur si simplu. Realitati virtuale, plecate din ever-popular-ul gaming si din the movie industry.

Cat timp poti sustine ca un detergent e magic? Si cat timp se va merita sa investesti intr-un brand care iti trebuie si alte resurse in afara de resurse umane?

Productia fizica de masa trebuie sa moara. Pentru ca da, razboaie sau nu, petrol sau nu, trecerea se va petrece la un moment dat si sunt 2 variante: fie sa nu mai aiba nimeni nimic (incalzire globala, topiri, etc.), fie sa avem cu totul toti si sa cumparam… si mai mult. Drogurile au potential sa devina la fel de outdated pentru ca distributia de realitate 3d va fi legala.

Serios, cat mai e pana la traficul cu plug-in-uri?

Incetam sa fim oameni. De fapt incetam sa fim creaturi vii si asta poate sa fie bine sau rau.

Smith din The Matrix avea dreptate. Rasa umana are fix comportament de virus. Asta se poate schimba pentru ca nu TREBUIE sa consumam resurse ca sa existam. Si poate va veni un moment cand nu o vom mai face. Si atunci being eco-friendly ca fi outdated (sa reluam, ca si industria si drogurile). Partea buna e ca aproape ne vom separa de corpurile noastre – ceea ce fiecare religie de pe pamantul asta incearca sa faca din noi. Partea proasta e ca… cel mai probabil n-am sti ca facem asta, nu am sti de ce si ne-ar fi groaznic de dor de ele. Metafizic, bineinteles.

Mda… si viitorul va suna… cum?

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thanks (and…)

to this man I discovered this RSS must exampled by:

Don’t you just love passionate people? And how it somehow always seems to work out for them. It’s probably one of the reasons why I so thoroughly enjoy Bob Dylan and this album.

I assumed one thing when I started writing all these things on a blog: it’s going to be selfish. Don’t expect anything else but things that I and no one else cares about. Good comics for instance. Not 1 but at least 2 or 3. Expect “advice” you’re not going to like, listen to or in fact give a damn about. It just has to go out there, or at least that’s my feeling about it.

You know, sometimes you just can’t let what you think remain inside the walls of your head. Most of the time it’s not a bad idea, but there’s things in there that could help other people… i guess.

What I’m trying to do most of the time is encourage you, whoever you are, to follow through. Partly, yes, because I am myself in need of such encouragement. Because I know that, without being a quitter, I still need to hear it or to see it written.

I’m puzzled by the fact that you never do hear positive things that aren’t standardized anymore.

I’m an occasional church-goer in fact and most of the time, in spite of the beautiful service, I still hear dozens of complaints, from both God’s staff and the public. The only supposedly motivating things out there are spelled out in steps and processes: how to become successful, how to build a business, how to handle an interview.

Ok, go for those as well, but i know and I hope I’m right, that deep down you are, in fact a human at your most beautiful. You’ve probably just forgotten that your best is more that you ever dream of. That you can shake off the tired off and the daily issues. Hell, even i do it successfully when I have to and I’m currently living well outside both my age and my income. There are just things that have to be done. Not because they happen to you. Nothing happens TO YOU. It is YOU that HAPPENS TO OTHER things. That’s the good way around, the one to live in. Make your own decisions, change them if you must and live up to YOUR STANDARDS. It’s not even as hard as it seems.

If you’re at a low, of course the walls are high. Thing is, your natural position is on your feet, not on your knees. And walls, high as they may be, are still something to cling to, to scratch on, so you can get on your feet. And once you’re there, take a walk, stretch those muscles, start running. The sooner the better, the faster the better, so far as you don’t sprain a muscle.

Life is a constant effort to get better. Live by that. No, it’s not richer, even happier. It’s better.

You don’t have to believe either in God, friendship, or love to accept it. Just in change, evolution, progress, call it what you want. It’s both a Christian and an atheist’s creed. It’s simple and it only hurts because we bang our heads on the fact that real change certainly lacks imminence. It’s conditioned by the persistence of effort and good will. You will, however, never tire from it. That I think I can promise.

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survival kit

Another thing that Bob told me:

“Stake my future on a hell of a past
Looks like tomorrow is a coming on fast.”

You know dudes, here’s a list to things that you should always have in reach. I’ll write in 8 minutes, timed so it’s not too thought about.

1. The pride of having made your own decisions.

2. The relief of a loving heart somewhere.

3. The certainty that you gave up something at the right time.

4. The image of a tree.

5. A song to live by.

6. A character always admired.

7. A bit of strength still left.

8. The ability to say a kind word to someone worth it.

9. A little forgiveness.

10. A tad of respect for other life forms.

11. The knowledge that you’re small.

12. The desire to shine.

13. The will to know.

14. The will to be.

15. The will to leave.

16. The will to see, hear, smell and taste.

17. The memory of throwing rocks in the water and the knowledge that they can jump.

18. The smell of skin.

19. A poem.

20. A bit of guts.

21. The knowledge that past the empty space there’s still something to lay a foot on.

And that’d be the end of the 8 minutes.

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