tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post6574463313129224765..comments2024-02-17T04:06:00.805-05:00Comments on Just Not Said: Highbrow = boringJohn Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-77946542987471909802013-07-30T18:31:56.061-04:002013-07-30T18:31:56.061-04:00Anon --
Thank you so much. I agree, there's no...Anon --<br />Thank you so much. I agree, there's no substitute for real life observation; clinical settings just don't show them in their true natural state. (You can't find out about a tiger's hunting habits from watching it in a zoo.)<br /><br />Welcome to the company of eccentrics (though in a different way). <br /><br />You should use something other than "Anonymous" so I now it's you from now on.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-54882836139365525612013-07-30T18:16:39.659-04:002013-07-30T18:16:39.659-04:00Yup, the sociopath & narcissist comments were ...Yup, the sociopath & narcissist comments were from me. I've developed an intense interest in them, and this blog is a brilliant resource. I guess no one is more qualified to write about them than someone who has spent a lot of time observing them in real life - too many people, psychiatrists included, seem to think they're rarer than they really are.<br /><br />As for highbrow stuff, I agree that some people are just pretending to like it. But you will find occasional eccentrics who genuinely do :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-91707265973557641322013-07-30T18:04:18.633-04:002013-07-30T18:04:18.633-04:00Anon --
You're right, of course. (It's bee...Anon --<br />You're right, of course. (It's been you who's been commenting on all the old sociopath/narcissist posts this evening, right?) I was sorta kidding when I said that, though I think it's sorta true for a lot of people. <br /><br />But yes, some people definitely enjoy that stuff. My parents, for instance, I don't think they're faking it. <br /><br />Thanks for reading so much. (And for your comments.) John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-46997521795903334052013-07-30T17:55:10.378-04:002013-07-30T17:55:10.378-04:00"My theory is that nobody really likes highbr..."My theory is that nobody really likes highbrow stuff. They couldn't -- it's too boring. People only pretend to like stuff that's had all the life strangled out of it it to show how sophisticated and intelligent they are"<br /><br />I've read a huge number of your blog entries and usually agree with what you have to say. However, I think you're wrong that "nobody really likes highbrow stuff" - I feel mesmerised when looking at art - maybe not flowers/vases like you described - but I enjoy Botticelli, Dali, Rembrandt and similar, as well as piano music and some books you listed. I think you have to be careful before accusing people of only pretending to enjoy things. Just because you don't enjoy them doesn't mean others are faking it. Besides, if no one enjoyed that stuff, why would it be produced in the first place?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-24295324271016219482011-03-27T09:46:35.634-04:002011-03-27T09:46:35.634-04:00Jon --
Thank you, I'm afraid I'm going to ...Jon --<br />Thank you, I'm afraid I'm going to have to defer to your superior knowledge, as always. Hadn't realized the highbrows sneered at Steinbeck and Baldwin (which proves, by the way, that I'm not one of them). <br /><br />Never read Tolstoy, though I've read Dostoevsky (does that count?) However, I have read lists of Tolstoy's quotes (in true middlebrow fashion) and was very impressed, in fact wrote a post about it in August of '09:<br /><br />http://justnotsaid.blogspot.com/2009/08/tolstoy-quotes.html<br /><br />(Is there a Reader's Digest version of War and Peace?)John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-13088545941246756862011-03-27T09:30:36.301-04:002011-03-27T09:30:36.301-04:00Steinbeck is middle-brow, not high brow. High-brow...Steinbeck is middle-brow, not high brow. High-brows consider him a joke. They hate him. They mostly sneer at Baldwin, as well. And Welty is a minor figure.<br />Have you ever read War and Peace? It takes a while to get into, but it's actually a terrific read. As are a lot of the other high-brow classics. Really.Jonathan Leafnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-28414502106656027222011-03-24T08:17:30.156-04:002011-03-24T08:17:30.156-04:00G--
Good point. I had actually thought of it when ...G--<br />Good point. I had actually thought of it when I had the idea for the post, then forgot about it. I also had a paragraph about architecture, but took it out because I wasn't sure people would relate.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-44785841459681312802011-03-24T07:50:19.017-04:002011-03-24T07:50:19.017-04:00You didn't trash opera??
GYou didn't trash opera??<br />GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-61065809796030278022011-03-23T22:20:19.090-04:002011-03-23T22:20:19.090-04:00Mad Dog --
Thank you.
NASCAR, Steven Seagal, Chu...Mad Dog --<br />Thank you. <br /><br />NASCAR, Steven Seagal, Chuck Norris, and comic books. I don't think you are fans of any of those/them.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-1153132899785499152011-03-23T22:10:58.484-04:002011-03-23T22:10:58.484-04:00John,
Great post, as always.
Is there anything ca...John,<br />Great post, as always.<br /><br />Is there anything called "low brow" because that's where I'm at.....<br /><br />Mad DogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com