schema as material painting expressing a mocking regard. art equivalent of gilbert lifting anne's braids and whispering "carrots" (she hates her hair color), which causes her to indignantly smash her slate onto his head, breaking it (the slate, not the head) in two. at first i thought maybe boys and girls should be separated until boys grow out of the spitball-throwing phase, not realizing that the maturation of switching to different, respectful ways of relating to women isn't assured enough as tied to biological age for that to make sense.

what can't be abstracted, what shouldn't be abstracted, and what mustn't be postponed

i blame the ugliness of art on professionals who introduce alienating elements, aspects, and histories of outrageous abstractions in tones normally reserved for introducing michelin⭐️'d meals. then they claim what's pretty isn't serious art compared to what they strategically pasta machined through their market differentiation and valuation filters.

what unserious folks inceptioning their favored market value of manufactured scarcity into the collective consciousness

someone armed with healthy humor is unconquerable, but such resilience and resourcefulness can mask abuse.

the worst people/systems pressure us to be fine no matter what.

life's a balancing act; we can't always be just happy or just positive. fake calm comes at too great an expense.

the key is to respond honestly, appropriately, flexibly to stimuli, not to be impassive or impermeable.

the latter is the fastest way to shatter.

the goal is not to be untouchable, but to meet all situations and to stay true to oneself.