I've enjoyed your work - enough to feature it on my show.
...but this post follows this bizarre idea that I've seen floating around for years on social media: this incessant mantra of: "I can't stand the (slightly) toxic atmosphere here but I'm staying at the other (moreso) toxic spots because my social circle there is too important to me." That logic only works if one's social circle is somehow incapable of moving, which, in the digital age, is rarely the case.
It suggests either a deep-seated fear of losing status or relevance by stepping outside a familiar ecosystem, or a rationalization for not actually wanting to leave, despite the professed moral discomfort. Either way, it reveals a prioritization of convenience, community inertia, or social validation over the supposed ethical imperative.
The weird part is that it’s often framed as a reluctant martyrdom - “I’d love to leave (there), but I just can’t abandon my people.” But why should their admiration be conditional on one’s presence in that exact space? It's a bizarre quirk that completely boggles the mind. It’s not just about friends or fans, it’s about the specific social gravity of that platform and the fear of stepping into a different orbit.
Being social isn’t about finding a perfectly aligned space where everyone shares your values - it’s about navigating the mess, making compromises, and deciding which discomforts you’re willing to tolerate for the sake of connection - professional or otherwise. I hope you're able to someday find that elusive space that has all of the right qualities. Just don't expect everyone else there to find those same qualities as capably endearing as you would.
I’ll follow you and your music wherever you take it. Sounds like a good decision for you. I hope to hell 2025 is the year I see you in concert - putting that Roulette date on my calendar! Be well and be safe.
Wise move. Existence is getting harder and heavier, integrity and self-discipline are now an absolute necessity. Whatever you send down the pipe next, to listen to or read, I gratefully anticipate and wish you the best of luck and love.
I've complete respect and understand implicitly. I too feel a need to review my social engagement tools for my own health and the trade off of trying to maintain a small alternative music promotion business....so tough to be completely ethical and sustain yourself as a non profitable model. I'll be there where ever you go 🙏
I've enjoyed your work - enough to feature it on my show.
...but this post follows this bizarre idea that I've seen floating around for years on social media: this incessant mantra of: "I can't stand the (slightly) toxic atmosphere here but I'm staying at the other (moreso) toxic spots because my social circle there is too important to me." That logic only works if one's social circle is somehow incapable of moving, which, in the digital age, is rarely the case.
It suggests either a deep-seated fear of losing status or relevance by stepping outside a familiar ecosystem, or a rationalization for not actually wanting to leave, despite the professed moral discomfort. Either way, it reveals a prioritization of convenience, community inertia, or social validation over the supposed ethical imperative.
The weird part is that it’s often framed as a reluctant martyrdom - “I’d love to leave (there), but I just can’t abandon my people.” But why should their admiration be conditional on one’s presence in that exact space? It's a bizarre quirk that completely boggles the mind. It’s not just about friends or fans, it’s about the specific social gravity of that platform and the fear of stepping into a different orbit.
Being social isn’t about finding a perfectly aligned space where everyone shares your values - it’s about navigating the mess, making compromises, and deciding which discomforts you’re willing to tolerate for the sake of connection - professional or otherwise. I hope you're able to someday find that elusive space that has all of the right qualities. Just don't expect everyone else there to find those same qualities as capably endearing as you would.
thanks for saying that, I was just thinking the same thing.
Web is an album of Bill Laswell and Terre Thaemlitz.. stay here in Substack! Resistenza!
I’m in Madrid this week, looks like the show is already sold out tho? Any chance there will be more tickets at the door?
Looking forward to listening to you and your music, wherever that may be!
I’ll follow you and your music wherever you take it. Sounds like a good decision for you. I hope to hell 2025 is the year I see you in concert - putting that Roulette date on my calendar! Be well and be safe.
Totally get it, SubStack does my wick too xx Keep in there lucky Claire
Wise move. Existence is getting harder and heavier, integrity and self-discipline are now an absolute necessity. Whatever you send down the pipe next, to listen to or read, I gratefully anticipate and wish you the best of luck and love.
I've complete respect and understand implicitly. I too feel a need to review my social engagement tools for my own health and the trade off of trying to maintain a small alternative music promotion business....so tough to be completely ethical and sustain yourself as a non profitable model. I'll be there where ever you go 🙏