One thing that might seem obvious but it's perhaps worth pointing out - the people out there who are actively working on bettering the world in a quantifiable way (scientists, engineers, etc. including those working to reverse climate change), I'd wager aren't just benefitting from the various things music can do for us, but mostly *need* everything you've written -- some of it maybe not from music but from other forms of art and human connection -- or else they would plain simply not have the energy, mental sanity and sharpness and the will to live necessary for them to actually do their work! thus, in a way, I believe music is enabling change by enabling those willing to work towards that change themselves.
Perhaps a line of thought similar to this may help you get started thinking on that follow-up list you mentioned :p love your music btw! it absolutely does help me exist.
I love that you've written this list so I don't have to! And you covered so much more than what I would've come up with. I'm going to share something soon with a big focus on the feeling emotions part. I'll share a link to your list when I do. Thankyou as always Tim :)
So glad you covered this topic as it’s been weighing deeply on my soul as well, devotion to the creative impulse versus the realities of the existential and critical times we are experiencing. I’ve been feeling uncertain regards how to proceed with where to put my focus, and what you’ve explored has helped my process immensely. I’ll be re-reading and delving deeper into this myself, you’ve made excellent headway into a topic all creatives should be addressing.
One thing that might seem obvious but it's perhaps worth pointing out - the people out there who are actively working on bettering the world in a quantifiable way (scientists, engineers, etc. including those working to reverse climate change), I'd wager aren't just benefitting from the various things music can do for us, but mostly *need* everything you've written -- some of it maybe not from music but from other forms of art and human connection -- or else they would plain simply not have the energy, mental sanity and sharpness and the will to live necessary for them to actually do their work! thus, in a way, I believe music is enabling change by enabling those willing to work towards that change themselves.
Perhaps a line of thought similar to this may help you get started thinking on that follow-up list you mentioned :p love your music btw! it absolutely does help me exist.
I love that you've written this list so I don't have to! And you covered so much more than what I would've come up with. I'm going to share something soon with a big focus on the feeling emotions part. I'll share a link to your list when I do. Thankyou as always Tim :)
So glad you covered this topic as it’s been weighing deeply on my soul as well, devotion to the creative impulse versus the realities of the existential and critical times we are experiencing. I’ve been feeling uncertain regards how to proceed with where to put my focus, and what you’ve explored has helped my process immensely. I’ll be re-reading and delving deeper into this myself, you’ve made excellent headway into a topic all creatives should be addressing.