In the age of endless Disney remakes, reboots, sequels, and the growing increase of AI in the art field, many have started asking whether art is dead. And while there is still art produced every day, it is overwhelmingly clear that what we once considered “art” is dead and buried.
When we’re kids we hear the same messages on repeat: “You can be anything you want to be!” “Reach for the stars!” “Never give up on your dreams!” It’s a lovely sentiment, obviously. No one wants to tell a kid that statistically they’ll probably fail and end up living a perfectly average life, after all. But should we really be filling the next generation with unrealistic fantasies until they burst from the pressure of unrealized dreams?
I’m sure you’re used to reading the stale boring take that the consumerist Christmas that we all know and love is a bastardization of the holiday. It’s everywhere.
People suck. This is an irrevocable fact and anyone who tries to deny it sucks more than the average person. If you’ve ever been around a person before, I’m sure you’ll agree with me. It’s awful.
In this article, I’m not going to hold your hand through the pros and cons of criticism, I’m going to shove the pros down your throat and ignore the so-called “cons”.
These days it seems like everyone is complaining about college applications. It seems like no one even knows what to do. But don’t fear, I have the solution…