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Anonymous Fri Jul 13 21:42:13 2018 No.11457854 [Reply] [Original]

I find depression,suicide and existensial crisis to be a common theme in alot of writers lives or the works they create.Have any reason why /lit/?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 13 21:43:23 2018 No.11457861 >>11457854 Because being an artist sucks T. Guitarist

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 13 21:47:48 2018 No.11457885 >>11457861 Yes, but the sucking is part of what makes it cool. T. Other Guitarist

Anonymous Fri Jul 13 22:31:47 2018 No.11458154

Because in other arts, like painting, or film, or weaving, or music, the beauty of the artistry is more tangible, artists love beauty, it fulfills them, it makes their heart leap and spine tingle, and it is something of their carrot on a stick, but the writer cannot so clearly see in front of him immediately the beauty of his artistry. So much of his time is searching in the dark depths of mind, disconnected from certainty, wading in the deep waters of choice and decision, to try to weave and paint beauty, out of words, and ideas, and representations... only to result in a bunch of crooked little black lines

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 13 23:32:03 2018 No.11458417 I honestly could relate to that as someone who hopelessly aspires to be a writer.Everytime i dont write i feel depressed and detached from people.When i do write i mostly just write about depressing shit ,like im some sort of faggot.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 14 00:03:11 2018 No.11458520 they are pseuds >>11458154 >>11458417 queers

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 14 00:04:09 2018 No.11458522 >>11457854 stupid thread. the are the only thing that ever happens to human beings. wtf do you expect people to write about idiot.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 14 00:06:53 2018 No.11458528 >>11458154 this gives me hope

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 14 00:18:47 2018 No.11458559 >>11458528 in what way?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 14 00:21:55 2018 No.11458566 >>11457854 Most writers (and artists in general, really) have extremely low testosterone levels.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 14 00:23:27 2018 No.11458569 >>11458559 I feel like an artist in search of a medium. I hope writing ends up being my medium

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 14 01:06:50 2018 No.11458697 >>11458522

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 14 01:07:27 2018 No.11458700 >>11458154 just lol

Anonymous Sat Jul 14 01:36:17 2018 No.11458774

Because intelligent, creative people see the world for what it really is.

Suffering drives creativity and expression. Writing gives them hope.

You think some succesful happy content person is gonna write an interesting book dealing with the realities of life? Probably not.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 14 02:27:52 2018 No.11458892 Because being happy and content in life isn't interesting

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 14 02:50:44 2018 No.11458939 >>11457854 because if you really sink into things to be able to write about them legitimately, you'll end up soaking wet with its drippings.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 14 02:59:57 2018 No.11458952 the happy are too busy in their reveries of company

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 14 03:00:56 2018 No.11458955 >>11458154 Because most of the painters in human history were known for their lightheartedness, positive worldview and not a single one was depressed or drank like an inverse fountain, right? RIGHT?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 14 03:11:35 2018 No.11458967 >>11458955 Most of the greats actually were, you're right.

Anonymous Sat Jul 14 03:21:55 2018 No.11458986

>>11457854
Simply put, what kind of person is willing to be alone long enough to read and write something substantial? They definitely have to be introverted and/or socially maladjusted in some way.

Combine this with the fact that most writers are emotionally sensitive and that's pretty much a recipe for depression.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 14 12:31:13 2018 No.11460395 writing good is hard, the gods of writing good are mean and scary

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>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 14 13:47:46 2018 No.11460722 >>11460688 hmm, what do you mean?

Anonymous Sat Jul 14 13:49:20 2018 No.11460728

>>11460688
how do you think the painter felt upon completing that painting? when he looked on it and said, ok im done with it, was he proud, satisfied, did he admire it, did he cherish it, did he think it enjoyable and valuable, humorous, delightful, profound, touching, cathartic?

Anonymous Sat Jul 14 17:22:11 2018 No.11461701

isnt it obvious? i mean it seriously.

if you adapt to your commnity wthout problems then you dont have to reflect about experience but simply give yourselfto its evidence,wheras if your adaptation failed you need to consciously make an effort to perceive more than spontaneous common sense reveals. this breeds all kinds of arts.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 14 17:24:21 2018 No.11461713 >>11457854 because they're not really living, or haven't lived up to what their idea of living was when they were a little chiddler.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 14 23:40:15 2018 No.11463356 >>11457854 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XCnGuK8CVc

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