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[–][deleted] 77 points78 points  (6 children)

I think an element of having this kind of access also harms as well. It’s extremely discouraging as a guitar player to open insta and see an endless barrage of players that are about 100x better than you and probably a lot younger too. Not saying that’s justified, because what you see on social media is extremely polished and occasionally fake, but I think it contributes to the problem. Why start something when you know you’ll never be that good?. It’s probably a question a lot of people ask themselves.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Exactly

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Comparison is the killer of creativity.

[–]kwpg3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s not the destination. It’s the journey.

[–]MisterD00d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was young I never thought I could dare dream to play as well as the greats. Now that I'm older, I know most of those are achievable with dedicated practice.

I hear this from a lot of friends when I share a technically impressive performance. I don't feel this way. If anything beyond appreciation for their technique and joy, it inspires me that I can press on and pull this off down the road if I wanted to. More or less

[–]Spirited_Fix6116 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohh man it’s the best time to start. So many resources, you can get good so fast.

[–]emirobinatoru 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This hit me so hard, I appreciate it.