On the subway last 2 months there is an advertisement for an upcoming financial expo. A conference with some expert millionaires, scheduled to share with participants how to get rich. Sylvester Stallone is the biggest name there. His picture at the centre of the poster punching fist into fist, caption “Knockout Strategies”. What expert financial tips he will share for $49. The advertisement says the attendance fee of $149 is no longer true. There is a line drawn through the $149 – limited time offer – $49. All the posters were manufactured to include limited “new” offer, it was always $49.
At a music business conference there was a 3 person panel responding to demos. One was former lead guitarist in a band that went nowhere, one was a co-owner of a music publishing company who’s biggest star was nobody and one was head of A&R at a major label in Toronto a satellite office for the Los Angeles based company who incorporate a Canadian version of their company to exploit lower taxation on their American product. All three are white guys in their 40s. One after the other, participants take turns playing their songs and the panelists respond with why the songs were not good enough, what was wrong wth them and what they would have done if it was their song. They should have called this 45 minutes of music industry guys complaining about you and your music.
Nobody knows anything, that’s the course I would like to try teaching. First exercise, stand before the class and explaining why any object is what it is. Then present an opposing explanation. Then have the class vote which was more true. This is a chair, it is designed for sitting in. No this is a bad hat, you put it on over your head and it is too heavy but your hair stays dry in the rain.