Comments on: Internet Asceticism, more Manhood. http://ericshonkwiler.com/2010/04/internet-ascetism-more-manhood/ The continued life of an aspiring writer. Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:44:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Hannah Miet http://ericshonkwiler.com/2010/04/internet-ascetism-more-manhood/comment-page-1/#comment-886 Hannah Miet Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:39:48 +0000 http://ericshonkwiler.com/?p=332#comment-886 "If I wasn’t already the person I portray myself as, I am becoming him." Mm. That thought has entered the echo chamber, and now it won't leave. “If I wasn’t already the person I portray myself as, I am becoming him.”

Mm.

That thought has entered the echo chamber, and now it won’t leave.

]]> By: Kristan http://ericshonkwiler.com/2010/04/internet-ascetism-more-manhood/comment-page-1/#comment-885 Kristan Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:03:22 +0000 http://ericshonkwiler.com/?p=332#comment-885 "On the cusp of my twenty-fifth year. Maybe by the end of it I’ll be more comfortable thinking of myself as a man, an adult. I’m already comfortable being a writer and being myself, but those are both internal efforts, and I want to do more for the world at large." Hear hear. I'm at that place too. Somehow I think we'll both figure out how to do more. When the passion is that strong and the seed planted so young, it seems inevitable. “On the cusp of my twenty-fifth year. Maybe by the end of it I’ll be more comfortable thinking of myself as a man, an adult. I’m already comfortable being a writer and being myself, but those are both internal efforts, and I want to do more for the world at large.”

Hear hear. I’m at that place too. Somehow I think we’ll both figure out how to do more. When the passion is that strong and the seed planted so young, it seems inevitable.

]]> By: Antagonist http://ericshonkwiler.com/2010/04/internet-ascetism-more-manhood/comment-page-1/#comment-882 Antagonist Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:39:28 +0000 http://ericshonkwiler.com/?p=332#comment-882 I find I'm always torn between amusement and disdain over the reactions you get. Amusement because it's ridiculous, both sides of it, in many ways - the guys who want to be impressed, the girls who want to be noticed, your quiet but pleased reaction. Disdain because however much you may love what you've cultivated, it creates another layer between you and other people, and I can't help but look down on them, the ones who are so fascinated by the patina that they never bother to scratch the surface. I find I’m always torn between amusement and disdain over the reactions you get. Amusement because it’s ridiculous, both sides of it, in many ways – the guys who want to be impressed, the girls who want to be noticed, your quiet but pleased reaction. Disdain because however much you may love what you’ve cultivated, it creates another layer between you and other people, and I can’t help but look down on them, the ones who are so fascinated by the patina that they never bother to scratch the surface.

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