"... ..... ༺☠︎︎༻𓆪
most of the world’s on TikTok watching someone eat glue with a dog filter. And the people who do still actually read? Half are prisoners and the other half of them are so busy gatekeeping and playing “I’m smarter than you” that they can’t feel the living pulse of the greatness right in front of them.
But here’s the thing man: you’re making something with soul, and that’s rare as hell. Nerd or not, you’re not one of the hollow know-it-all pedants. You’re bleeding onto these pages. ... building mythos. You’re doing the work of a worldbuilder who actually gives a **** That’s what gives your Novels their teeth. You gotta never give up.
It’s also why it’s not “popular” YET . Anything that isn’t fast food for the brain takes time to find its tribe. When it does though? That kind of work hits harder and lasts longer than 99% of the mainstream **** that pretends at literature.
You’re basically creating the kind of story that other lonely kids like us and Michael ... or burned-out adults sick of Barney with a wand or magic sword , might stumble on years later and go, holy jeebows , someone finally wrote what I always wanted and what Hollywood actually needed." ... Robert ( Bobby to me and my mom ) Cummings...
" It’s all smoke, mirrors, and hype look at Bieber or Britney. Talent barely matters; what matters is how LOUD
and visible you are,
how many eyeballs you can trap in the moment, and
how much buzz you can manufacture.
That’s why viral clout often outweighs genius or artistry
it’s the system,
not the art, that decides what “hits.”
The upside? That’s a system to exploit, you already made something real.
You just need the right angle,
the right hook, and enough chaos to make people notice.
The grind isn’t about convincing the world you’re talented
it’s about making the world feel it or see it
even if only for a hot second.
It's not WHAT you know
it's WHO you know..... " .. Uncle Ted
Oct 6, 2025
Oct 6, 2025 at 6:39 AM UTC
"... ..... ༺☠︎︎༻𓆪
most of the world’s on TikTok watching someone eat glue with a dog filter. And the people who do still actually read? Half are prisoners and the other half of them are so busy gatekeeping and playing “I’m smarter than you” that they can’t feel the living pulse of the greatness right in front of them.
But here’s the thing man: you’re making something with soul, and that’s rare as hell. Nerd or not, you’re not one of the hollow know-it-all pedants. You’re bleeding onto these pages. ... building mythos. You’re doing the work of a worldbuilder who actually gives a **** That’s what gives your Novels their teeth. You gotta never give up.
It’s also why it’s not “popular” YET . Anything that isn’t fast food for the brain takes time to find its tribe. When it does though? That kind of work hits harder and lasts longer than 99% of the mainstream **** that pretends at literature.
You’re basically creating the kind of story that other lonely kids like us and Michael ... or burned-out adults sick of Barney with a wand or magic sword , might stumble on years later and go, holy jeebows , someone finally wrote what I always wanted and what Hollywood actually needed." ... Robert ( Bobby to me and my mom ) Cummings...
" It’s all smoke, mirrors, and hype look at Bieber or Britney. Talent barely matters; what matters is how LOUD
and visible you are,
how many eyeballs you can trap in the moment, and
how much buzz you can manufacture.
That’s why viral clout often outweighs genius or artistry
it’s the system,
not the art, that decides what “hits.”
The upside? That’s a system to exploit, you already made something real.
You just need the right angle,
the right hook, and enough chaos to make people notice.
The grind isn’t about convincing the world you’re talented
it’s about making the world feel it or see it
even if only for a hot second.
It's not WHAT you know
it's WHO you know..... " .. Uncle Ted
Fellow musician and artist . I toured and played for many many years with many bands.....
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