tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387347.post5930277106974808405..comments2024-03-19T06:14:23.325-04:00Comments on Kleefeld on Comics: Sturgeon's Law & The Quest For Maintaining RelevanceSean Kleefeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10492399469370737192noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387347.post-18862482124764627732012-11-13T09:27:29.087-05:002012-11-13T09:27:29.087-05:00Great post with lots of interesting ideas! I have ...Great post with lots of interesting ideas! I have a few thoughts.<br /><br />• There's a <a href="http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.07/genius.html%22" rel="nofollow">theory </a>that there are two types of genius. One starts young and peaks early. The other improves and evolves over time. That said, I don't know if the same variance applies to the vast majority who never qualify for the genius distinction.<br /><br />• Works that include a lot of new technology and faddish forms tend to seem dated more quickly. This even includes music. I just listened to the Rolling Stones "Sticky Fingers" album and it could have been released today. Electric guitars and the blues have been pretty stable for fifty years. Disco beats and analog synth riffs haven't fared quite as well.<br /><br />• Any visual work that shows technology does get old really fast. Even a glimpse of a cell phone is going to give a film a modern feeling shelf life of maybe a year or two. "Look honey, he's using that old iPhone 3. How quaint!"<br /><br />• I think that works focusing on human story can be timeless despite cultural change. Shakespeare's plays still do pretty well and there are loads of plays from fifty plus years ago that get revived in the theater and fill up the house. And then there are the classic books that still hold up over time and make it into school curriculums, if not the best seller lists.<br /><br />Finally, I think that even if works have a shorter shelf life due to fast changing technology and culture, the worldwide reach we have today because of the internet, social networking, etc. more than makes up for it. Up until the modern age, only a handful of creatives ever had their work seen outside of their studios or local communities. I think it's a good trade.Botgirl Questihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19387347.post-83489907206528830792012-11-12T20:57:12.929-05:002012-11-12T20:57:12.929-05:00Dude, this was a worthwhile read!Dude, this was a worthwhile read!Chris Bakunashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17016255124772977393noreply@blogger.com