Too much of all this ‘post’ analyzing smacks a lot of horse, bolted, stable door, close… just look at the state of the economy at large and – or rather because of – the criminally insane banking screw ups.

Time for a reality check – idividually first then collectively – and unless there is a major reset across the world – let alone our industry – quite frankly, I think we are just pissing against the wind and, reretably after a big blue screen, the reset will come whether we want it or not.

You’re probably right that if you think that a debate doesn’t make sense that it doesn’t. I myself almost let my last comment sit there for hours because I didn’t think it was worth it but then decided I still shouldn’t just roll over.
And people like me in the VFX industry? That’s news to me. So far, I have met only ONE person who had similar attitudes. Everybody else were average, well-adjusted party people. It seems to me the only occupations more conducive to conformism are traditional working class ones. Which actually – combined with the issues talked about on this blog – makes me wonder whether VFX artists are the working class of the computer age. And really often quite removed from “art”. I remember this one co-worker quite well who said: “I don’t want to be called an artist because artists are losers who don’t earn any money”.

If you think you’re independently coming up with your own worldview, think again- its just most likely different to what you grew up with- its always been there in one form or another.

I’ve unfortunately seen these people literally go crazy, suicidal, depressed, withdrawn, angry when all they do is rant, and after many years, work out that they are ineffectual at changing anything- just saying

Many people know what you know, they read the same things and they know the limits of their power and know what they can and cant do.

I’ll leave this conversation at this point. I’ve debated so many people in this area and I don’t want to relive a life I’ve already lived. Good luck!

@ jonavark: Of course. Somebody who has invested many hours in learning about various aspects of a culture, things that are going on in a nation and contemplating those complex interactions from many points of view should keep his mouth shut while those who base their judgement merely on anecdotal experience should speak freely. Now why does this sound familiar…

You made my point. If you don’t live here you should probably not comment on it. The media you are reading isn’t a gateway into the realities of American life. It’s just some editor’s take on one story or another. You actually don’t know more about America than your own country.