Really appreciate this, and feel you. The moment my partner came in to tell me (I was deep in painting and didn't have immediate access to the internet) what happened, I was immediately taken back to when I lived abroad in Thailand in 2010 and a very important politician was shot & killed (in the midst of a volatile military coup) and my program essentially had to evacuate and go home. I remembered the aftermath of that and it brought a lot of worry for what is to come for us now in the US.
I Think it's valuable to break down, and deep dive these videos you make. Not using his name was the thought I had from the very first moments of the clip, holding the viewer accountable to their own thoughts of the man. Let alone the ability to see just how ludicrous it would've been if it was any other name. Thanks for sharing Blake.
The magic of writing is the power of imagination that is held within us all, and although it appears as if the world now is crazier then ever, constantly being exposed to images of horrific violence, of life, loosing life, and ultimately death has conditioned our souls to expect nothing less of life. A hundred years ago a death was something one only directly saw, felt, and was effected by once every few years, it wasn’t something you were used to besides the basic acknowledgment of that fact it happens. Now people see death almost daily through images and articles and to prevent being effected by it our feelings adapt to not feel when death happens, leaving us feeling like death, senseless death even, is a norm. When headlines used to read “25 dead in Texas dozens more injured” with no pages attached it created an image in the mind of the reader of an unspeakable evil carrying out carefully orchestrated plans of destruction. While today a photo is attached of several ford explorers with attached sirens blaring light in every which way with officers standing behind them at high ready, surrounded by injured people. An image speaks a thousand words, but when we read a hundred words we imagine the other 900 words of details, but when we see an image we take it at face value dismissing it as normal. Photography as a medium was created to express detail the pen cannot write nor the pencil sketch, but such detail does not always need to be conveyed.
I really appreciate your writing and unique and original story telling, I hope you keep producing authentic original content as long as it brings you joy!
Thank you, Blake! I am an anonymous long time follower on ig, so happy I found your blog too. You use your words just as well as your thoughts - clear, transparent and from a different angle.
Thank you for naming things for what they are, not for how we know to see them.
Keep it up, you bring goodness to the world and enable people to think and act differently to what they know. Thank you!
You convey the message so perfectly. Always eloquently said. Thank you for validating the emotions that should come along when witnessing something unprecedented.
Really appreciate this, and feel you. The moment my partner came in to tell me (I was deep in painting and didn't have immediate access to the internet) what happened, I was immediately taken back to when I lived abroad in Thailand in 2010 and a very important politician was shot & killed (in the midst of a volatile military coup) and my program essentially had to evacuate and go home. I remembered the aftermath of that and it brought a lot of worry for what is to come for us now in the US.
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I Think it's valuable to break down, and deep dive these videos you make. Not using his name was the thought I had from the very first moments of the clip, holding the viewer accountable to their own thoughts of the man. Let alone the ability to see just how ludicrous it would've been if it was any other name. Thanks for sharing Blake.
The magic of writing is the power of imagination that is held within us all, and although it appears as if the world now is crazier then ever, constantly being exposed to images of horrific violence, of life, loosing life, and ultimately death has conditioned our souls to expect nothing less of life. A hundred years ago a death was something one only directly saw, felt, and was effected by once every few years, it wasn’t something you were used to besides the basic acknowledgment of that fact it happens. Now people see death almost daily through images and articles and to prevent being effected by it our feelings adapt to not feel when death happens, leaving us feeling like death, senseless death even, is a norm. When headlines used to read “25 dead in Texas dozens more injured” with no pages attached it created an image in the mind of the reader of an unspeakable evil carrying out carefully orchestrated plans of destruction. While today a photo is attached of several ford explorers with attached sirens blaring light in every which way with officers standing behind them at high ready, surrounded by injured people. An image speaks a thousand words, but when we read a hundred words we imagine the other 900 words of details, but when we see an image we take it at face value dismissing it as normal. Photography as a medium was created to express detail the pen cannot write nor the pencil sketch, but such detail does not always need to be conveyed.
I really appreciate your writing and unique and original story telling, I hope you keep producing authentic original content as long as it brings you joy!
Nailed it, you said what we all were thinking! 🙏
Thank you, Blake! I am an anonymous long time follower on ig, so happy I found your blog too. You use your words just as well as your thoughts - clear, transparent and from a different angle.
Thank you for naming things for what they are, not for how we know to see them.
Keep it up, you bring goodness to the world and enable people to think and act differently to what they know. Thank you!
You convey the message so perfectly. Always eloquently said. Thank you for validating the emotions that should come along when witnessing something unprecedented.
Cathartic, in a positive way, I hope? Much love.
Oh for sure in a positive way, thank you