Topic: Everybody is Faking It (Read 304 times)

TIXOMIR · « **on:** April 09, 2009, 04:05:59 PM »

Everybody is Faking It

I was driving expediently from Boulder to Denver yesterday with my friend the barista. We were discussing what she wanted to do with her future and a masters degree came up. I asked her why she wanted to study Art History and she said to get the proper credentials for the job that she wanted. What came to mind was that she really didn’t need to go to school.

Perhaps I’m just cynical, because grad school often times sounds like a hardy excuse to me. It’s like a chain smoker saying that they’ll quit tomorrow. A halfhearted promise that is only meant to sooth the bearers mind. What I told her instead was that there are few domains out there that require actual credentials and even those can be faked (Frank Abagnale).

In fact, if you were to ask a handful of the most successful people in this world what their secret was they would unanimously say, in one form or another, that they learned to play the system (read: fake it). Allow me to get down to the bottom of what I mean by this.

What if I were to tell you that everything that is order in our daily lives was fabricated unconsciously by humans. There would be no open market or dollar value if we did not exist on this planet. After all, if a tree fell in the woods, and no one was there to witness, would it make a sound? So following this train of logic it’s reasonable to assume that we make the rules for this system. It’s not by magic that celebrities rise to fame. We the population create the conditions that establish the opportunities by which the right people are successful. Now, there is something to be said about the collective social organization that is culture and society but that’s an entirely different discussion.

The point that I’m assembling is that since this is all made up anyway then every participant in turn is also making it up as they go along. For a breath of reality take a look at other cultures and what they consider socially acceptable. In some societies writing on a piece of paper that you won’t recommit a crime is enough because honor is everything. That is their norm/reality.

If you’re still following along then you’ve probably come to the next question. If all things are faked then what can one do to learn to fake it better? I believe that it’s really simple. Learn to say things with a straight face i.e. bluff. Bill Gates managed to walk into IBM, tell them that Microsoft had an operating system to sell, retained ownership and received royalties on said software, yet didn’t once give away that he had nothing. That’s right, he didn’t have a single line of code to offer up on the chopping block. This feat lead to one of the greatest wealths in history.

So back to my friend whom wants to be a curator in a gallery. I recommended that she pick a few that she wanted to work at, walk into each dressed professionally and say, “I love the work here, I love the art world, and I want to work for you.” To that she’ll probably hear, “What are your credentials?” Her reply should be, “Honestly I don’t have a formal degree, though I am an artist and more importantly I have the desire and passion to learn everything there is to learn about this industry.” At this point one of three things will probably occur.

1. The owner says, “Sorry but you need the appropriate credentials and I can’t hire you.”
2. The owner says, “I love your fire. When can you start?”
3. The owner says, “I love your drive but right now we’re not hiring. Let’s see if we can work something out.”

If you get response 1 then you really didn’t want to work there anyway. The owner lacks the vision to hire someone so forward thinking. In a perfect world we’d always get response 2. The most likely retort would probably be 3. In this scenario you need to then ask yourself how badly do you really want the job? If you take a play from P Diddy’s biography then you’ll find yourself saying, “Let me prove myself. I’ll work for free for now. If you like what I do then hire me. If you don’t then tell me to go away.” True story.

I’ve probably mentioned this a million times, rules are only meant to teach you general lessons until you learn that rules do not exist. Remember back in high school when you looked up to the popular kids? As you grew up you realized that there wasn’t anything overbearingly special about them. What about the new kid in school? Did you know that she was a complete dork in the last one? We’ve been faking it since day one and it would be naive to think that anything has change. Maybe the game has been scaled up a bit but the players are still the same.

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ORion · « **Reply #1 on:** April 09, 2009, 04:17:09 PM »

nice read

dcdaveclarke · « **Reply #2 on:** April 09, 2009, 04:37:23 PM »

The whole world is a stage :

we right our own scripts,if yea don't like it change the script

digitalrasta · « **Reply #3 on:** April 09, 2009, 08:57:31 PM »

Or change the stage

CSIWEMBLEY · « **Reply #4 on:** April 10, 2009, 05:46:47 AM »

Quote from: digitalrasta on April 09, 2009, 08:57:31 PM

Or change the stage

which may indeed be closer to reality than you may think

the whole world is a stage ... and to prove it he SHAKED his SPEARE at it

(yes i know

SHAKED his SPEARE is bad grammar, but it was a play on words)

correct grammar? it should read "SHOOK his SPEAR",

all though to be perfectly correct? .. i hear the sounds of FRENCH PORK sizzling

ok, who am i talking about this time?

dcdaveclarke · « **Reply #5 on:** April 10, 2009, 05:55:03 AM »

I think yer talking about me im just about to have a late breakfast

CSIWEMBLEY · « **Reply #6 on:** April 10, 2009, 05:56:37 AM »

Quote from: dcdaveclarke on April 10, 2009, 05:55:03 AM

I think yer talking about me im just about to have a late breakfast

HAHA .. only if you are Sir FRANCIS BACON

dcdaveclarke · « **Reply #7 on:** April 10, 2009, 06:16:37 AM »

art thou inclined to indulge in similar activity,
for its my intenton to havest a fine repast!

for its a good and fine sausage that awaits

digitalrasta · « **Reply #8 on:** April 10, 2009, 06:48:39 AM »

Good morning there on the tenth. It was a splendid tenth here in southernhem, some problems serendipitously sorted themselves out without any effort, hooray. Hope you enjoyed the fry ups fellas. Just had a nibble of easter egg and am laying myself to rest, thats one upside to easter, the best chocolate comes out from manufacturers who lay dormant all year.

Have a good one

living_the_illusion · « **Reply #9 on:** April 10, 2009, 05:48:07 PM »

Quote

(yes i know SHAKED his SPEARE is bad grammar, but it was a play on words)

correct grammar? it should read "SHOOK his SPEAR", all though to be perfectly correct? .. i hear the sounds of FRENCH PORK sizzling

ok, who am i talking about this time?

CSI... Meet Professional Help. Professional Help .... Meet CSI.

Sorry, had to....hee hee

CSIWEMBLEY · « **Reply #10 on:** April 10, 2009, 06:10:53 PM »

Quote from: living_the_illusion on April 10, 2009, 05:48:07 PM

Quote
(yes i know SHAKED his SPEARE is bad grammar, but it was a play on words)

correct grammar? it should read "SHOOK his SPEAR", all though to be perfectly correct? .. i hear the sounds of FRENCH PORK sizzling

ok, who am i talking about this time?

CSI... Meet Professional Help. Professional Help .... Meet CSI.

Sorry, had to....hee hee

it didnt work in the late 70's while serving in the Military

i very much doubt if it would have any affect at all today

living_the_illusion · « **Reply #11 on:** April 10, 2009, 06:36:28 PM »

Just messing with you, STAY away from anyone who says they can help your Psyche, those crazy bastards!! Instead of I'm okay, you're okay I prefer, I'm an Ass, You're an Ass, oh well!

QuiggleLo the Clown · « **Reply #12 on:** April 10, 2009, 06:49:36 PM »

Chasin Money isnt my game. living my life the way i want is
if that means some ignorant people will prejudge me... their loss..
im on a higer level like most of us here

CSIWEMBLEY · « **Reply #13 on:** April 11, 2009, 04:27:12 PM »

Quote from: living_the_illusion on April 10, 2009, 06:36:28 PM

Just messing with you, STAY away from anyone who says they can help your Psyche, those crazy bastards!! Instead of I'm okay, you're okay I prefer, I'm an Ass, You're an Ass, oh well!

.. the only one that can help you with your Psyche is ........

U

or should i say? .. the higher you

dcdaveclarke · « **Reply #14 on:** April 11, 2009, 04:28:49 PM »

Your sooooooooo clever man,

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