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Artists are very often the first to harness untested new technologies. They are comfortable in uncharted waters. They are happy trying things that may not work. Artists journey blindly into the fog, feeling about in the haze, knowing they just might find something.

Boredom is rarely boredom. Life is very interesting. Most of what people describe as boredom is in fact a deep dissatisfaction that emerges when the level of ambient stimulation is low enough to allow for self-awareness. Awareness is kept at bay with compulsive activity.

Deep knowledge of any discipline will allow you to notice the grotesque errors that are commonplace in press coverage. This brings about the disturbing realization that this must be just as true for areas you know nothing about. Specific expertise cultivates general skepticism.

You can't say it, so you are discouraged from thinking it. You can't think it, so you are discouraged from seeing it. Restrictions on speech rapidly escalate into an attack on perception itself.

Where will you find the virtuous man? Drowned out by the clamor of the mob. Awaiting the cup of hemlock. Devoured by the fire. Where will you find the virtuous man? Alone.