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Death-Proof-69
I changed my middle-name to Freeones
i would've stopped unless i had somewhere to be where my presence was absolutely crucial
CunningStunts
I changed my middle-name to Freeones
I get accosted by so many homeless vagrants when I'm in DC these days, I stop for no one.
Ulysses31
I'm too lazy to set a usertitle.
It's simply about target markets. I assume the types of people who listen to classical music and will pay $100 to listen to a violinist don't travel by tube on the filthy subway. Everyday joes rushing around on the underground often have to get to work to earn enough money to put food on the table and a roof above their heads and that's about it, they don't have time to stop and listen and probably have little interest in the sound anyway. Subways are not exactly tranquil and to some people like me claustrophobic and I personally want to spend as little time in the subway as possible, if he was out in an open public space and I had some time on my hands I may stop and listen but I suspect those who listen to classical music grew up listening to it and were probably from rich homes and went to private schools and never use the subway, I could be wrong I don't know. :dunno:
vodkazvictim
Why save the world, when you can rule it?
Shame.
I'd like to think I'd stop to listen - IF If had time...
Obviously many did not.
I'd like to think I'd stop to listen - IF If had time...
Obviously many did not.
FatPete
Myth 1: Men want sex more than women
Why does a video like that get 84 million views? The kid isn't even that good.
On that note, this thread should've come with more videos. Of the guy in question, of course.
Facetious
Moderated
Now, now! :nono: It's not all pure profit you know, he does have overhead expenses.
Are you suggesting that only poor and unsophisticated people use the subway?
Gimme the train to Wall Street!
GibbsGrad2002
Mr. Nice gallery
I would stop and listen. Maybe even sit for a minute.
Here's the full article... read it.
Pearls Before Breakfast, by Gene Weingarten, Washington Post. (He won a Pulitzer for that).
Now the cheap, vulgar "OMFG!! The world is so shit" argument is that people missed out on something extraordinary because they move too fast and don't stop to look around.
I don't agree... and neither does the author of the article.
An alternate example: suppose you're on your way to work/school... you've had a good breakfast and you have a 5-10 minutes margin to reach your destination.
Then you come accross a made table, where the most skilled chef in the world and his team has prepared a three course meal for you.
Are you an idiot for not stopping to sit down and eat? Are you too stressed, to rushed, too singleminded... because you do not sit down for three hours to enjoy the best food ever served to you?
No... the chef is the idiot, because despite all his skill, he has made a complete waste out of the meal because you cannot possibly be expected to enjoy it like that.
What beauty is depends in part of the observer. I mean... just look at the boards here! What do people find beautiful and/or sexy? Some people like the natural look... they think a 100% uncut woman is the hight of perfection. Other prefer the barbie look... 100% plastic and made up. The "pegging" thread demonstrates it even more: some jump at the thought, others clench their cheeks harder than they ever did before and squeal like little babies at the idea and yell "GAAAAAY!!!".
Personally, I can't tell a good violin from a bad one... I really can't. I listened to Bell in the videos and I didn't find that music very.... attention-getting. It doesn't catch my ear. I have no doubts that Bell is one of the best and most proficient artists to ever hold a bow. But he doesn't catch me. Most of the time I'd prefer "Cotton Eye Joe" to that.
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Pearls Before Breakfast, by Gene Weingarten, Washington Post. (He won a Pulitzer for that).
Now the cheap, vulgar "OMFG!! The world is so shit" argument is that people missed out on something extraordinary because they move too fast and don't stop to look around.
I don't agree... and neither does the author of the article.
An alternate example: suppose you're on your way to work/school... you've had a good breakfast and you have a 5-10 minutes margin to reach your destination.
Then you come accross a made table, where the most skilled chef in the world and his team has prepared a three course meal for you.
Are you an idiot for not stopping to sit down and eat? Are you too stressed, to rushed, too singleminded... because you do not sit down for three hours to enjoy the best food ever served to you?
No... the chef is the idiot, because despite all his skill, he has made a complete waste out of the meal because you cannot possibly be expected to enjoy it like that.
What beauty is depends in part of the observer. I mean... just look at the boards here! What do people find beautiful and/or sexy? Some people like the natural look... they think a 100% uncut woman is the hight of perfection. Other prefer the barbie look... 100% plastic and made up. The "pegging" thread demonstrates it even more: some jump at the thought, others clench their cheeks harder than they ever did before and squeal like little babies at the idea and yell "GAAAAAY!!!".
Personally, I can't tell a good violin from a bad one... I really can't. I listened to Bell in the videos and I didn't find that music very.... attention-getting. It doesn't catch my ear. I have no doubts that Bell is one of the best and most proficient artists to ever hold a bow. But he doesn't catch me. Most of the time I'd prefer "Cotton Eye Joe" to that.
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GodsEmbryo
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A social experiment to tell us we are missing so much beauty hey? Let's look at it from the opposite side...
Suppose I would do what the article is stating: slow down, look around for the things I'm missing, recognize the beautiful things that are there and enjoy them. I would get fired from my job because I was late all the time or enjoying my lunch break too long. The doctor wouldn't wait and take the next appointment in his agenda. There won't be any food in the fridge or clothes in the closet since I would be to bussy looking at the things around me instead of shopping. If I had the money (since I got fired) that is. And so on.
And there would be another 'social experiment' to tell me I was a daydreamer. That I didn't take responsibility in life or contribute to anything, that I would cost money to society. That I would be a looser.
Life is about balance. When I'm of to work I DON'T have the time to enjoy Bach played by a violinist since I DO have to get food on the table. After my responsibilities I do. And maybe, just maybe, if this violinist performed again in the metro at that time instead of charging 100$ at a sold out theatre, people wouldn't be MISSING the beauty.
Suppose I would do what the article is stating: slow down, look around for the things I'm missing, recognize the beautiful things that are there and enjoy them. I would get fired from my job because I was late all the time or enjoying my lunch break too long. The doctor wouldn't wait and take the next appointment in his agenda. There won't be any food in the fridge or clothes in the closet since I would be to bussy looking at the things around me instead of shopping. If I had the money (since I got fired) that is. And so on.
And there would be another 'social experiment' to tell me I was a daydreamer. That I didn't take responsibility in life or contribute to anything, that I would cost money to society. That I would be a looser.
Life is about balance. When I'm of to work I DON'T have the time to enjoy Bach played by a violinist since I DO have to get food on the table. After my responsibilities I do. And maybe, just maybe, if this violinist performed again in the metro at that time instead of charging 100$ at a sold out theatre, people wouldn't be MISSING the beauty.
lurkingdirk
I'm too lazy to set a usertitle.
grower_boy
A woman is an occasional pleasure but a cigar is always a smoke.
That was an incredible story.
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