responding to a question from facebook…
I keep seeing subway and train videos where the other passengers seem intent on not paying ANY attention to what’s happening a few feet away😂 Is this a recent trend? I don’t remember it being so severe before 2010.What fuels it? It’s as though “if I give you my attention I’m losing something.” Thoughts?
Yeah, if I’m on a train and someone does a show for money, I can 1️⃣watch them and pay, 2️⃣watch them and feel guilty for not paying, 3️⃣or ignore them and do the thing I was planning to do.
At a party, paying attention is also paying. If an attendee feels they know what is enjoyable for them, why would they take the risk of doing something else. They might feel guilty if they don’t smile or clap,
so there’s an unsolicited transaction going on.
Even in a stage show, we as performers, have the responsibility to deliver big time. Audiences are taking a risk on us. They could easily go off into their own minds to their comfort zones and enjoy themselves a little bit. Let’s disturb them, and open the door to something better. So they can enjoy themselves a lot!
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