For my father, it was easy. He would just read the books of the famous people, watch the famous people on tv or in the cinema, and he would judge whether they were good or not. If he deemed them good, he would be in the company of millions. If he deemed them bad, he would be in the company of millions. If he deemed them average, he would be in the company of millions. Either way, he would have his opinion confirmed by millions.
For me, it is not so simple. I have Vimeo. I have YouTube. I have MySpace. I have Flickr. I have millions of weblogs. And with everything on the web that I consume, I have to be the judge, every time. ‘Is this quality?’ ‘Is this trash?’ Every day I’m judging, making the call.
Choosing what you like has become more challenging. But no longer can I just trust someone’s talent: every day I have to see for myself whether I like this person’s art or not.
Life has not become easier, but all the more challenging!
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