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In an era of post-post-post-modernist abrasiveness, what can one really do to stand out artistically? It just feels like everything that can been said has been said. No matter what you write about (love, life, death, depression, religion, society, sex, murder, etc.) someone has already said it, and someone else has taken it to the extreme and killed themselves/other people over it. And even if we haven't hit that point yet, we will at some point, and the information age is definitely shoving us towards that point faster and faster.

Me personally I'm hoping the new space age can lead to a new understanding of conciousness/existence as a whole, especially if/when we find some sort of life outside of Earth. But that's just my personal perspective and I'd like to hear some of yours.
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>>25652044
At the end of the day you must seek experiences worth writing about, or else your writing will reflect the banality of modern life and the regurgitated narratives of others.

You could seek to experience and savor nature deeply, and in the process you will surely have many inspiring experiences. Or you could walk and bicycle around an urban area aimlessly, perhaps finding interesting people to talk to if that's your style.
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>>25652044
>It just feels like everything that can been said has been said
Well, that's untrue.
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>>25652044
Whatever you say or do may or may not be unique, and there is no way to guarantee it. There could be a scenario that what you say is actually a unique thought that nobody in the history of mankind has ever thought before, but other people could still say that it isn't an original thought. And then, one of those people is some psycho tranny that uses your original thought to kill his family. Just do you and let things unfold.
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Stop trying to say shit Jesus Christ Almighty
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>>25652044
>It just feels like everything that can been said has been said
No, you're just not original.
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>>25652044
Write about the people who don’t get a voice.

1 The Native American who died of smallpox in the 16th century.
2. The bobcat who had to flee from the east coast.
3. The Pequod squaw who was raped.
4. The slave who was branded and sold.
5. The Mexican who was raped by the American soldiers.
5. The immigrant children who died in the slaughterhouse.
6 The gay who was bashed

Pause for a moment and instead of eating at Zaxby’s and contemplating your banal life instead lend your voice to all the victims of the American experience.
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>>25652750
Apparently if you just make an irony post long enough it becomes bait automatically. Never made that connection before, I'm learning so much.
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>>25652063
In seeking experience is exactly where you will find the banality of modern life.
The real world is simply a boring place. That's the entire reason books are written and read. To escape the banality of real experience.
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>>25652044
write about inceldom. its the final frontier. Star Trek.
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>>25652750
>victims
they were asking for it, obviously.



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