Do you know any community of enthusiastic people, visibly driven by their ideas?

Re:Do you know any community of enthusiastic people, visibly... by gg5ever on Thursday April 05, 2018 @05:50PM (#16769075)

The music community. This may not be what you're looking for, your question leaves the type of idea open. Not the music community of the internet, which is mediocre at best, but of actual professional and semi-pro players.

Musicians are driven, obsessed with subtlety and novel ideas, and highly opinionated. This results in intense and vibrant conversation. The community lacks the BS that plagues tech as it's apparent from a few minutes of playing whether someone is worth their salt.

Critique is built into the fabric of musical training. All professional musicians I know take and give constructive criticism in rehearsal and casual settings.

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Re:Do you know any community of enthusiastic people, visibly... by jackgolding on Thursday April 05, 2018 @09:18PM (#16770213)

Yup a lot of musicians are like this - some just don't have the commercial acumen to understand what they need to do to be financially successful (which isn't really easy and is to some extent fashionable.)

When I moved to Melbourne I started attending local indie shows and now over 90% of my friends here are musicians. All it takes to start a conversation is go up to someone after a gig you enjoyed and ask if you can buy them a beer.

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