This past Sunday I held another Imeet Session in the The Marcus Troy Experience room. I invited Bryan Espiritu as my special guest. This conversation was about SUPPORT, specifically how it relates to artist off all kinds in the Canadian market place.
The conversation was not exclusive to Canadians but I wanted to get their perspective on the subject. The conversation was first sparked between DJ Lissa Monet and Bryan Espititu on twitter, I just wanted to give it a different platform for discussion.
We received great insight from everyone who joined in and it was pretty amazing.
I find that people usually say somethings is “dope” just to show support! We often “support” people only because they are brave enough to do something that we wouldn’t dare. The problem with doing that is that you might be supporting mediocrity and giving that person a false sense of accomplishment.
Nicholas Bernard was one of the participants and he took some comprehensive notes from the dicussion that I would love to share with you guys in its raw form.
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“SUPPORT” iMeet session – The Marcus Troy Experience
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Support
- to up hold
- to hold up
- foundation
structural support
support as a structure
A crutch is a form of support but so are a plants roots. A crutch is a sign of weakness but roots are a sign of strength.
creating support network
support is then acts as a foundation
levels of support?
The concept of support can be seen as a democracy or some sort of hierarchy depending on which role is being observed and in which context.
direction of support?
we are unconscious of what we support out of necessity or sometimes convenience – i.e. the way we entertain ourselves and consume
^can be equally beneficial as it can be harmful
creating a “support group” v.s. having supporters.
Support is a relationship
- reciprocal
- people
- politics
- laws, power, money etc are all forms of support that are being supported (consider your position within these levels of support)
the impact of support is reciprocal
-a “realtionship” with support can then be broken town into two areas- how something or someone is supported, and what that something or someone supports.
support(ing)
who you support/who you are supported by
support within a community/culture/group
- supporting decisions, ideas, rules, individuals, effort, etc.
acknowledgement and approach within a community
- how you approach your acknowledgement of support
- being acknowledged
-acknowledging support
support is a decision
how what you support impacts who you are
how who you are impacts how you are supported
decisions are usually based on opinions
- an opinion contributes considerably to an individuals sense of self
- sense of self = individuality/individualism
How (or if) you express your opinion can be more important than your opinion.
communities and cultures are typically made of likeminded individuals who share common beliefs, religions, styles, likes, dislikes, needs, etc.
In some environments/communities if your individual taste or opinion contradicts that of others or is uncommon it is often seen as some sort of rebellion – therefore segregating you.
the more similarities and common ground you share with those within an environment or community (or at least the more similarities and common ground that you express),the more you are “accepted”.
Being indifferent or “luke warm”
“temperature” is subjective
Better than being not being genuine
Perhaps “temperature” is determined through knowledge, understanding and education.
Being authentic and honest in creating a “foundation” strengthens the foundation and encourages support that is attracted by/to such principles (authenticity, honestly, etc)
Being “indifferent” is what establishes the separation between communities as it is a matter of personal taste, interest, exposure, etc.
Support begins with the individual.
– the role support plays in the relationship between the individual and the community
The difference between support and encouragement.
The role success plays in confidence and success
Being conscious of your relationship with support is the first step towards having control over it.
You can choose what you support, but who or what supports you is not necessarily a choice.
The amount of support (or lack of support) that an individual expresses will more often than not be judged.
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My thoughts o support from a few weeks ago
