{"id":905,"date":"2020-06-08T13:38:47","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T20:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/?p=905"},"modified":"2020-06-08T14:11:46","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T21:11:46","slug":"is-it-right-to-entertain-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/is-it-right-to-entertain-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it right to entertain now?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"909\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/is-it-right-to-entertain-now\/selective-focus-beige-and-brown-goat-1773181-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/selective-focus-beige-and-brown-goat-1773181.jpg?fit=2000%2C1125&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1125\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"selective-focus-beige-and-brown-goat-1773181\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/selective-focus-beige-and-brown-goat-1773181.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/selective-focus-beige-and-brown-goat-1773181.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/selective-focus-beige-and-brown-goat-1773181.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/selective-focus-beige-and-brown-goat-1773181.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/selective-focus-beige-and-brown-goat-1773181.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/selective-focus-beige-and-brown-goat-1773181.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There&#8217;s serious social change happening right now. I can&#8217;t believe it how people are coming together for public health and racial equality at the same time. While I haven&#8217;t gone silent about these things, I have 90% been digging in to my expertise (entertainment) even though it may seem stupid \/ empty \/ selfish at a time like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For the world<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don&#8217;t believe what I do to be &#8220;essential work&#8221; but I do believe entertainment is incredibly important for humans. The IRL stage stuff I&#8217;ve created now takes its time in the shadows as digital entertainment (movies \/  TV \/ video games \/ socials) get the spotlight. People are also trying to do virtual stage shows which I mostly see as a crappy patch &#8211; not a stand-alone form of good entertainment with value.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We need entertainment. It gives us a break, a connection to humanity, and sometimes a reason to live. Performers who own even the most frivolous of acts have powerful missions behind what they do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For myself<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Up until the age of 30, I was probably depressed 50% of the time. A lot of the depressed thoughts were based on failure at so many things that weren&#8217;t really in my wheelhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>feel like a failure for not feeding the hungry<\/li><li>feel like a failure for not fighting for my country<\/li><li>feel like a failure for not being a politician and stopping wars<\/li><li>feel like a failure for not making people happy around me<\/li><li>feel like a failure for not dressing cool<\/li><li>feel like a failure for not owning a mobile phone store<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230; and on and on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">was relieved by the serenity meditation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,<br>the courage to change the things I can,<br>and the wisdom to know the difference<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is my realm of influence? Where do I feel important? Which actions that I take make a potent change?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, personally, I find flow and influence in entertainment. When I&#8217;m flowing, I&#8217;m doing more. When I&#8217;m working within my wheelhouse, I&#8217;m making more of an impact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This is still a question for me every day.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am not an impactful activist, I&#8217;m not a lobbyist, I&#8217;m not a political thought leader. I&#8217;m good at making clowns funnier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You don&#8217;t want the surgeon being the one to mop the floor. The surgeon needs to save their energy for surgery. At the same time, sometimes the floor isn&#8217;t getting mopped fast enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I doubt regularly whether leaning into entertainment more is helpful overall. I&#8217;m hopeful that what I do continues to be life-affirming to others. I hope my entertainment is bolstering to the first responders, to the activists, to the politicians, the virologists, and the soup kitchen workers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m also hopeful for the impact of the other people of the world who are so good at entertainment. Hopeful that they&#8217;ll keep on making great stuff and letting their lights shine &#8212; not denying their most powerful role because they think it&#8217;s not crucial anymore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s serious social change happening right now. I can&#8217;t believe it how people are coming together for public health and racial equality at the same time. 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