Why is everybody on this site suddenly a musician?

Posted by Extravisual on Oct. 4, 2011, 7:30 p.m.

Seriously. First you were coders. Then you were nothing. Then you were artists, and now you are all musicians? How does a community drift towards such trends when each requires some amount of considerably varied skill? I think the answer is that few of you actually have skill in more than a single one of these areas. I won't name names, but it sure seems to me like many of you are pretty bad at art and/or music. You should probably stop spreading yourselves so thin and focus on fewer creative outlets. At this point it's just getting silly.

That's all I really had to say.

Comments

thernz 14 years ago

just jealous

panzercretin 14 years ago

Hey I'm still a coder >:C

I'm just not a very productive one is all.

Castypher 14 years ago

It's not necessarily that people are following these trends. It's more that they've been doing it all along and find out that people share their interests, so they have reason to post here.

I'm probably one of those you refer to who isn't particularly good at any field. I think I'm alright at composition, and getting better at drawing with each sketch. I also write novels and program. I've been composing for six years now, coding for near ten in one form of another, sketching as long as I can remember, and lately been interested in digital art within the past year, and writing for ten years as well.

But as an indie developer, you need to be good at all of these things, or have someone else who can do one of them for you. There's nothing wrong with being a jack of all trades.

But yeah, I personally don't mind other opinions. Go ahead and be up front about whether or not my art and music is bad. I like hearing from critical members.

DesertFox 14 years ago

I am not a magician musician!

Rez 14 years ago

I guess I'll go repent or something, I'm sorry.

JuurianChi 14 years ago

I'm still a Coder, Artist, And Muzak shitter.

Also.

That Thernz said. :3

JuurianChi 14 years ago

Also.

What Cyrus said.

:C

Rez 14 years ago

I feel like it always has been.

DesertFox 14 years ago

Maybe you guys are narcissistic, but I'm not.

Hurr hypocrisy!

JuurianChi 14 years ago

Alllllso…

What DesertFox said

:E

(Yay hypocrisy)