Keith and L. Vago -- this was a wonderful interview! Your exploration on why there are so few female slackers (or female slacker movie directors) was great. It's intriguing to me -- is that a result of society's expectations? Culture's? Simply 'nature' -- ie, there's almost something unnatural about the notion of a female slacker. I recall my dad going to a co-worker's son's career day at school. This was 5th grade or so. My dad returned and said ALL the girls were engaged, asked smart questions, wanted to know more about him and his career. Dad said almost no boy asked a question or seemed very engaged. Like Keith, I am really excited to read Sirena's story.
L. Vago -- I really appreciated your point about inner rewards from writing vs outer rewards. Maybe writers (artists?) are wired to care more about inner rewards than outer rewards?
Anyway, I love interviews that raise issues I have never considered before. This was one. Thank you both!
Thank you for listening Russell! Yes, the girls being way more engaged at school is something I've noticed basically at any school I've ever been to. My guess would be they're socialized more stringently to sit still, have manners, engage with adults etc. But it'd be interesting to see if this has been studied more seriously--I'm sure someone has at some point.
Keith and L. Vago -- this was a wonderful interview! Your exploration on why there are so few female slackers (or female slacker movie directors) was great. It's intriguing to me -- is that a result of society's expectations? Culture's? Simply 'nature' -- ie, there's almost something unnatural about the notion of a female slacker. I recall my dad going to a co-worker's son's career day at school. This was 5th grade or so. My dad returned and said ALL the girls were engaged, asked smart questions, wanted to know more about him and his career. Dad said almost no boy asked a question or seemed very engaged. Like Keith, I am really excited to read Sirena's story.
L. Vago -- I really appreciated your point about inner rewards from writing vs outer rewards. Maybe writers (artists?) are wired to care more about inner rewards than outer rewards?
Anyway, I love interviews that raise issues I have never considered before. This was one. Thank you both!
Thank you for listening Russell! Yes, the girls being way more engaged at school is something I've noticed basically at any school I've ever been to. My guess would be they're socialized more stringently to sit still, have manners, engage with adults etc. But it'd be interesting to see if this has been studied more seriously--I'm sure someone has at some point.
Thanks for the recommendation!
Looking forward to hearing more about Sirena's story soon.