"I don't want to live on this planet anymore."
Before you click the link I'm going to post, here's a disclaimer. I used to be very against self proclaimed "PUAs" (Pick up artists) and for the most part, I still am. However, very similar to magic, PUA has been given a very bad reputation because of the abuse by those who see the "potential". For instance, in magic, magicians strive to entertain audiences, connect with them, share our art form in the form of a gift that we allow spectators to leave with. Most magicians have lost this concept, and have diverted into other types of "magic" for other reasons. I (and many magicians) don't consider these people magicians, however, the public cannot distinguish between the two sub-categories.
The PUA philosophy isn't sexist driven, it's actually the opposite, it's very anti-sexist. The term PUA is pompous, and a little misleading, it's a philosophy driven by respect. The idea of ethics in terms of attempting to "exploit psychology" for personal interest is a moral question best answered by the individual.
What we should be concerned about as magicians, and what I think everyone can agree on is that someone's blatant abuse of our art form really rubs me the wrong way.
Here's a good example: Right Here
I'll wait as you attempt to resist the urge of punching a hole in your computer screen...
...all better? Me neither.
So, discussion on "Pick up artists" aside. Please. Brainstorm time- what can we do about this? This can seriously negatively affect our art. If this keeps up, what we do will become trivial - the secrets are obviously not being respected, just abused as "tools" for someone's self interest. Let's say you saw someone like "Brad Jackson" out in public doing his "kitty" thing. How would you handle it? What would you do? Why would that be effective?
Before you click the link I'm going to post, here's a disclaimer. I used to be very against self proclaimed "PUAs" (Pick up artists) and for the most part, I still am. However, very similar to magic, PUA has been given a very bad reputation because of the abuse by those who see the "potential". For instance, in magic, magicians strive to entertain audiences, connect with them, share our art form in the form of a gift that we allow spectators to leave with. Most magicians have lost this concept, and have diverted into other types of "magic" for other reasons. I (and many magicians) don't consider these people magicians, however, the public cannot distinguish between the two sub-categories.
The PUA philosophy isn't sexist driven, it's actually the opposite, it's very anti-sexist. The term PUA is pompous, and a little misleading, it's a philosophy driven by respect. The idea of ethics in terms of attempting to "exploit psychology" for personal interest is a moral question best answered by the individual.
What we should be concerned about as magicians, and what I think everyone can agree on is that someone's blatant abuse of our art form really rubs me the wrong way.
Here's a good example: Right Here
I'll wait as you attempt to resist the urge of punching a hole in your computer screen...
...all better? Me neither.
So, discussion on "Pick up artists" aside. Please. Brainstorm time- what can we do about this? This can seriously negatively affect our art. If this keeps up, what we do will become trivial - the secrets are obviously not being respected, just abused as "tools" for someone's self interest. Let's say you saw someone like "Brad Jackson" out in public doing his "kitty" thing. How would you handle it? What would you do? Why would that be effective?
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