Hmmm.. now I know where they got the idea ;)

As for the mediocre label, I don’t like it, but it probably comes with the territory that numbers 55 million.

Thanks so much for taking the time to read my post. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

*Robert–Oh, wow, I had no idea that we were being labeled the “Mediocre Generation”! That’s even worse sounding than the “Lost Generation!”.

Yes, Hem’s stuff is immortal, and he’s one of a kind. I wonder if the “Mediocre Generation” tag stems from the fact that internet tech and blogging have such a low barrier of entry. In comparison to the tons of folks who are online, there probably appears to be very few folks who are really creating groundbreaking, lasting stuff.

But, at The Dome, I bet there were tons of writers who spent every day working there, but who didn’t create anything on the level of Hemingway, or Fitzgerald, or Henry Miller. There were lots of mediocre writers in Hem’s time too, it’s just that they’ve been forgotten by now!:-)

One thing I believe in with the internet, is that the diamonds rise to the top. 100 years from now, people will look back on us and be able to pick out some creators whose work has immortality. Maybe you’ll be one of them…;-)

*David–Thanks so much for your kind words. I love reading/writing articles that make me feel connected to another era or a groups of creators from the past who I can identify with (even if I’m no where near their level ;-)). I also like combining tech with art and history. For some reason, I think those things go together.

At least in my eyes, the internet and blogging is not about tech– its about the same thing that the Lost Generation gang were about: finding a place where we can be with kindred souls, a place where we’re free to create and share ideas, a place were we can be together enough to collaborate, but alone enough to have peace and quiet when we want it.

Hemingway did have us beat on the face-to-face interaction. There is no substitution for that. Talking to a live human that we can see and touch can re-kindle the creative flame as much or more than reading at a thousand great blogs.

I hear ya–we all need to come out from behind our laptops more often!

Cheers,
Sharon

Secondly, while I love my coffee house and wifi, I’m jealous of the face to face community that Hemingway and others were a part of. It’s always invigorating when people come out from behind their laptops and communicate in a face to face environment.

Though we’ve one-upped old Hem on place, there’s no question he’s got any 100 of us beat on the immortality of the work coming out of them.

Wireless tech, along with its wonders, has helped give birth to The Mediocre Generation. And of course, we argue that we are not mediocre at all…

Look forward to more of your stuff.