Writer, Agilist, Elder Geek
Sometimes it seems people hate the unemployed. I've written about it before, and despite my other ranting and raving, it's never quite cathartic enough to purge me of the pernicious disgust I feel over the sheer dislike people have for those without jobs. I've mulled this over again and again – and amongst my many mulling I think I found at least one reason people look down on the unemployed.
They fear being like them.
I recall when I was first called an "Internet Personality." It was at a convention, and that was how I was described in the program booklet. That was quite a few years ago, and it seems that over time in the age of the internet, megamedia, and 24-hour news cycles the world is filled with "personalities."
Personalities are everywhere. News personalities. Internet personalities. Writers are personalities. Colorful local personalities. It seems some of the most successful (or at least famous) people we know are, well . . . personalities.
I was watching Sym-Bionic Titan, Genndy Tartakovsky latest work, and it felt as if he was using it to experiment and stretch himself. Of course this is the man whose done work for such beloved animation work as Dexter's Laboratory, the Powerpuff Girls, and Samurai Jack. He's a man of considerable talent, but this latest series felt as if he was creating something new, something to go a bit farther – to transition himself to an even more advanced set of skills and work.
"A transitional work" is what I christened it. It inspired me to talk about the fact that many of us need do have works that let us change who we are and what we do in our careers. It also gives me an excuse to go from giant robots to discussing your career – something I love to do.