i think the idea of DIRECTION is kind of key -- but it reflects a sort of "auterist" assumption
ie we object more to a bad direction per se when we assume an act is likely to "know where they're heading"; an act we assume not much in control of its own destiny is forgiven a bad direction (though it may be instead despised for being a willing and/or silly "puppet" of forces beyond its control)
i enjoy lex's inversion of rockist auteurism -- ie when he says "why would someone WANT to sound like this?"; viz yes they are in control of their destiny but SO WHAT WHAT IF THEY PUT IT TO SUCH POOR PURPOSE!
(one element of "had to be there" is that now-pervasive templates may not AT THAT TIME have been laid down -- viz we can still strongly remember when something turned out much less than open seemed so at the time; seemed to be promising to go onto a brave future than in the event never arrived... but we can invoke the potential where the weren't-theres haven't a hope
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Date: 2007-03-10 02:37 pm (UTC)ie we object more to a bad direction per se when we assume an act is likely to "know where they're heading"; an act we assume not much in control of its own destiny is forgiven a bad direction (though it may be instead despised for being a willing and/or silly "puppet" of forces beyond its control)
i enjoy lex's inversion of rockist auteurism -- ie when he says "why would someone WANT to sound like this?"; viz yes they are in control of their destiny but SO WHAT WHAT IF THEY PUT IT TO SUCH POOR PURPOSE!
(one element of "had to be there" is that now-pervasive templates may not AT THAT TIME have been laid down -- viz we can still strongly remember when something turned out much less than open seemed so at the time; seemed to be promising to go onto a brave future than in the event never arrived... but we can invoke the potential where the weren't-theres haven't a hope