Comments on: Exactly Good Enough to Suck http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/08/14/exactly-good-enough-to-suck/ Just another geek in the geek kingdom Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:38:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Lane http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/08/14/exactly-good-enough-to-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-2981 Lane Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:23:15 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1983#comment-2981 and the band was? and the band was?

]]> By: LP http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/08/14/exactly-good-enough-to-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-2980 LP Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:06:05 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1983#comment-2980 Many people elect to stay at the amateur ('dancing bear') level for exactly this reason, to avoid the excruciating criticism you open yourself up to by aspiring to professional status. (I wonder how much of this harsh criticism results from the suppressed hatred felt by the pro when a marginally talented amateur attempts to usurp his hard-earned status. Often the case among musicians, in my experience.) I imagine that this category gap probably leads to some status-jostling, when 'so bad they're good' bands meet with some small success, and mistakely believe that they're better than 'just good enough to really suck' bands. Many people elect to stay at the amateur (‘dancing bear’) level for exactly this reason, to avoid the excruciating criticism you open yourself up to by aspiring to professional status. (I wonder how much of this harsh criticism results from the suppressed hatred felt by the pro when a marginally talented amateur attempts to usurp his hard-earned status. Often the case among musicians, in my experience.)

I imagine that this category gap probably leads to some status-jostling, when ‘so bad they’re good’ bands meet with some small success, and mistakely believe that they’re better than ‘just good enough to really suck’ bands.

]]> By: AemJeff http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/08/14/exactly-good-enough-to-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-2979 AemJeff Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:42:45 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1983#comment-2979 Since my Wikipedia link didn't make it through the filter, I should point out that I'm talking about the physicist, Wolfgang Pauli, who famously used the phrase to describe a paper that had been brought to his attention. Since my Wikipedia link didn’t make it through the filter, I should point out that I’m talking about the physicist, Wolfgang Pauli, who famously used the phrase to describe a paper that had been brought to his attention.

]]> By: AemJeff http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/08/14/exactly-good-enough-to-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-2978 AemJeff Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:39:27 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1983#comment-2978 Pauli's "not even wrong" <a>bon mot</a> seems to embody this distinction pretty well. He was talking about scientific discourse, but it seems like a pretty global notion. Pauli’s “not even wrong” bon mot seems to embody this distinction pretty well. He was talking about scientific discourse, but it seems like a pretty global notion.

]]> By: mt http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/08/14/exactly-good-enough-to-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-2977 mt Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:55:14 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1983#comment-2977 what if you've chosen a life plan around a project (say, the members of that band) only to realize you're just good enough to suck? You've put in real time and sweat out real effort, but, alas, your initial self-estimation of your aptitude was wrong? what if you’ve chosen a life plan around a project (say, the members of that band) only to realize you’re just good enough to suck?

You’ve put in real time and sweat out real effort, but, alas, your initial self-estimation of your aptitude was wrong?

]]> By: sangfroid826 http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/08/14/exactly-good-enough-to-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-2976 sangfroid826 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:53:07 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1983#comment-2976 Very Chuck Klosterman. Very Chuck Klosterman.

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