Here’s a response to some article about some writing professor who sent some e-mail denigrating South Carolina and praising New York. Interesting, the perception of the city from outside of it.
I just don’t understand what’s left in New York. It’s a bunch of circles of rich people. Bankers, socialites, reality show stars, housewives, media personalities, celebrities, etc. What is in New York that is original? You can attend the shows and events that this professor recommends…but aren’t a whole host of other writers attending the same things? Writing about the same things? Why must one go to some cultural mecca to become a great cultural icon? Why not forge an original path as a solitary genius? (these aren’t criticisms of you, just general questions)
today’s New York seems insular and self-serving and completely counterproductive to innovation and originality. I honestly don’t know what a writer would find inspirational about it.
