we've come to a dangerous place of expectation; we lie and live in our worlds of entertainment and
lose our innate ability to be frank and honest with each other. "Human" is no longer extraordinary.
All conversations are doomed to be boring.
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Rising expectation is an idea that I first read in the very beginning of the play Faust. The manager talks about not being able to please the crowd becuase the last show was so good and now this time, they'll all expect something even better. It's gotten to a point where it's not a good show anymore people want, but just to be wowed and surprised further. Their hunger for extraneous and outlandish drives and soars but will always surpass the entertainer's ability eventually. There's a point when it cant get better. Peoples' interest then take a dive and they wont care, which is tragic.
I think we do this in normal life as well, and not just in entertainment. Sometimes we get so used to being thrilled in our internal worlds lushed out by watching movies, reading great books, etc.. so that just talking to someone is boring.
It really shouldn't be. We want a car to come crashing out of the ceiling and then your super strength arm to lash out just in the nick of time to save their life.
We want drama and extremes, we want things to move move move fast fast fast. go go go like there's no time for pauses or lingering thought. Get to the point, make it loud, make it so BOOM! in your face. exciting WOW
never just two people chatting plainly and having a great time (in their faces AND in their hearts)
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