Go Farther: The next (big?) thing

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Hoping to be the next JK Rowling, George Lucas, Gene Roddenberry, Gary Gygax, etc.?

I'm concerned in the wake of Harry Potter, and to a lesser extent Twilight, there's going to be efforts to duplicate the success of the same – with dismal results.  I already see people accused of being derivative of Stephanie Myer when they clearly weren't.  I see a lot of imitators of the above people, and little of the passion.

So what are people waiting for?  What's the next big thing (or small thing that feels big)  What does it need?

Synergy.  Three kinds in fact.

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Invest Versus Consume

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In my various readings of econoblogs, I ran into a quote on one of the problems with the American economic downturn was people who consumed, but didn't invest.  This idea wasn't explored enough (and as I can't even remember where I read it, I suppose it could have done with more detail), but it got me thinking about investing versus consuming.

I want to explore the difference – and it's relevance to your career as a progeek and profan.

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Thoughts on Fast-Food Fun

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Does the internet allow for us to have more simple/fun/cheesy entertainment.  Think of it as "fast food" entertainment.

I reflected on this lately for several reasons – simple but fun online games, LOLcats, available content online I'd never otherwise read or watch, etc.  I can spent a lot of time doing enjoyably shallow things, indulging my love of hilariously bad translations, or just surfing.

I've wondered if that's made easier by the internet – and yes, this is relevant to geeky careers since many of us are interested in technology or content.

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