November 24, 2006
mike peter reed’s “us & them” manifesto
Mike Peter Reed, a UK sound designer, wrote this over breakfast this morning. I like:
A Manifesto for Us and Them
You move among them on a cycle of ignorance. They shape your world,
they polarise your view, they create and shatter perceptions. Don’t
listen to them just because they are talking. Don’t learn how to be
dumb. Scratch your own head from time to time. Before you let them
into your mind find out if they have anything to say or if they are
just saying anything. Don’t just listen, be attentive. Watch them
earn their credibility.
On the cusp of insidious recursive events, take your risk, make your
mark, change your life, go in a new direction. They can’t stop you.
Do you know when to stop? Just as great artists steal, they also know
when to abandon their art. You cannot live forever, and the greatest
of empires will crumble. With every action or inaction, no matter how
small or seemingly insignificant, you steer the future of a world
that will resonate throughout the universe for eternity. Some will
make a dent, some will create an almost unnoticed harmony. Others may
be panel beaters seeking discord. So the pendulum swings. What’s old
is new once more.
You can choose to isolate yourself from this situation on a bed of
selfishness and pity, or you can choose to extend yourself outwards
with far reaching consequences and untold prosperity. Choose now.
Choose the present. Shaping lives from a distant star they will see
you as they see themselves.
[gapingvoid manifesto submission guidelines are here.][Manifesto archive is here.]
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great!
lucky i am to have read it
wait. im the only guy to comment on this masterpiece? well Seths words in the nex manifesto are true — mass taste rarely is good.
its indeed a great text. or why would i come back to read it.