Absurd Empowerment
Look closely at this image.
No real animals were harmed in the making of this video.
Why the rhinestone luchador mask? The cowboy hat? The Breton stripe shirt and banana gun? Why a fake sky on fire, extra hairy thighs, and a rabbit? Why is Shia LaBeouf's "Just Do It" in the middle of it all?
The answer: Why not?
I do it because we can.
Today's tools allow it.
Also because playing it safe is boring and the closest thing to death.
And that's no exaggeration.
If we keep recreating the normal, that's safe.
If we only live for the thrill and hype of the tools, that's safe.
If we sit and wait for the perfect opportunity, that's safe.
If we're afraid of "what they think," that's safe.
You are a citizen of the absurd.
And as the Chief of Strange, I must remind you:
Safe is suffocating. Creating the weird is freedom.
To escape the ordinary, you must own the nonsense.
Seriousness is killing you...and you and I both know it.
It's no coincidence that today I stumbled on this Alan Watts clip that’s right on theme.
The real burden of seriousness is that it closes your senses. You become deaf to the laughter of existence. Blind in the subtle poetry of the ordinary.
I'll end with this:
Every single tools — from pencil to AI — is now here to be wielded by you.
Your strange is what the world craves. We want it and need it now.
Now, let’s catch you up with the nonsense…
Content Recap
The video above is Picasso-inspired. Also a nod to “fake” AI, daily chaos, and how the absurdist always comes out on top.
I ask questions and point things out like: are we still taking over the world or what? 95% of what you read from me is self-talk.
Discovering yourself >Discovering your style. Here’s the image and message that inspired everything you're reading and seeing right now. As absurd coincidence would have it, the quote below by Marcel Duchamp was the cherry on top. Today was a good day.
Marcel Duchamp
Inspiration
AI-Assisted:
The Search For Gary by Captain HaHaa. I come out on this one.
Human-Made:
Announcements
Apparel update: Core Essentials are ready to go and I can't wait to start getting weirder with it after the first drop.
My first How-To Video goes live on YouTube. This is me sharing with you how I create AI backgrounds for green screen using Runway.
Wow. This week loaded with good stuff.
Well if you made it this far, you already know the absurdity never stops.
See you next Friday!
Sway
