The idea of something is always better than the thing itself. Discuss.
We always think it's cool to try and express ourselves, but -- somehow -- something always gets lost in translation, or washed away in the skuzziness of consumer culture.
Should we even try to bother -- is it even worth -- trying to bring into reality all the cool plans and ideas we have? Democracy -- looks good on paper, but in reality, it's just a way of appeasing business men and their lazy housewife overlords. Communism -- looks good on paper, but in reality, it always just leads to corruption and totalitarianism.
Art. Go to the nearest bit of art you've got to hand, be it a TV show, or a movie, or a book, a painting. Is it pushing the boundaries? Was it made by someone desperately trying to sum up their lives before they die? Or is it just a generic cop show? Or a disposable thriller novel? If it's a painting, is it an oil painting with tens of thousands of brush strokes, or is it just something knocked up in a few hours?
Plus, or course, there's the personal stuff. The rationale of at least two ex girlfriends is that the idea of me, my unique selling point, far exceeded what they actually got (which is fair enough: I am rubbish).
TWS itself. Should be: a magical relay system able to send messages to strangers, skimming under the radar of mass media and social expectations. But is: the sexting capital of our universe.
Eh?