Discontent (blog 2)

There is a book that disturbed and intrigued me at the same time. I felt uncomfortable grasping the ideas, but the awareness it imposed upon me made it unforgettable. Upon a friend's recommendation, I read some of The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene. He claims to have wrote it from an "amoral" perspective, neither moral nor immoral. To me it was cynical and Machiavellian. A portion of the book sums people into typecasts, and for that I chose not to read it. But I read the rest of it. It was years ago, and I forgot most of it by now, but the one thing I remember is it's main tenet (although not explicitly cited), that "there is no desire without discontent." It changed how I saw the world, and only made more sense the more I tried to deny it.

The Art of Seduction on Amazon

media autobiograpy

I watched TV as far as I can remember, and some nights I fell asleep watching The Simpsons, one of my favorite shows as a kid. I also usually listened to FM radio in the car, in the morning and after school. I used the internet frequently as well. I first got online when I was six years old. The books I've read were mostly for school. I used to flip through National Geographic looking at pictures before I knew how to read. I've always enjoyed looking through magazines, and I used to have some subscriptions. In fifth grade was when I first started getting into listening to music, and I searched for new songs on the internet using MySpace and Launch.com. Throughout my life I've been a fan of movies, and as a young child there was a phase where I watched Toy Story almost every day.

Now I only watch TV when I'm at other people's houses. I still listen to the radio in the car, and I try to tune in on Fridays and Saturdays when they play more different songs. Mostly I look for new music from Hypem.com, a music blog aggregator, and Soundcloud.com. I don't read books, but I read a lot on the internet. I usually try to look for something long to read, like essays on Aeon.co. I enjoy movies, but only watch a few in a month at most.