Song80s Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Primarily, we are an advice column. This article is long, and the 1st half can be skipped. It has some good observations: https://medium.com/s/story/the-evolution-of-the-advice-column-4676167c4317 (snip) But the draw of the advice column is not really about the questioner getting a timely answer; its about readers voyeurism and moral theorizing. Unlike self-help books or therapy sessions, the advice column is a public conversation. It invites readers to empathize, judge, mock, and learn. Why fit in, when you were born to stand out ? My Soundcloud with many originals: [70's Songwriter] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Song80s Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 (snip) People defer to expertise, but they crave empathy. If theres any single reason for the tenacious survival of the advice column, its that theres no obligation to follow or act on the advice. Theres no priest or parent keeping watch, no doctor or therapist scheduling a follow-up. The therapeutic act of framing a dilemma, of sharing a problem, keeps the advice seekers writing and the rubberneckers reading. Even if were not looking for answers ourselves, advice columns offer a fascinating glimpse of human behavior that may be comic, tragic, or simply bizarre and that help us calibrate our values in a bewildering world. Were free to observe and judge without consequences. the outcome of their issue, their fight, , will not reach us, yet our responses help us decide what kind of person we want to be and how we want to behave in our own moment of 'crisis' ( or indecision). Why fit in, when you were born to stand out ? My Soundcloud with many originals: [70's Songwriter] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Song80s Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 The article suggest that we are rubber neckers. I think thats fair. After all, we are curious keyboard players. To be inquisitive is totally connected to our skill, I think But are we voyeurs ? I think that is part of why many of us hang here. Why fit in, when you were born to stand out ? My Soundcloud with many originals: [70's Songwriter] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 But are we voyeurs ? I certainly hope not. When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Song80s Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 Just in case, some get a little creepy over the term, understand the context of the word as it is used in the o/p I interpret voyeurism as used here. as the regular interest in other keyboard owners quest to decide on and or enjoy gear, their performance, plus regular interest in established artists, their success or lack of it. Plus there are regular OT's, as you well know. Why fit in, when you were born to stand out ? My Soundcloud with many originals: [70's Songwriter] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markay Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 [video:youtube] A misguided plumber attempting to entertain | MainStage 3 | Axiom 61 2nd Gen | Pianoteq | B5 | XK3c | EV ZLX 12P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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