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JOIN THE DISCORD VIEW THREADthis.I have social problems and with myself. I feel uncomfortable interacting with people irl too.
I have social problems and with myself. I feel uncomfortable interacting with people irl too.
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I can’t speak for others, but it’s possible that maybe other people don’t comment due to being introverted, and maybe there are people that are newer to guitar that don’t feel comfortable giving feedback. Just a theory
yeah there's truth to that too. "Original Riffs" never gave me the impression it was a "gimmie help" area and the student practices doesn't give me the feeling of "let's show the progress on a given lesson" (ie. multiple videos showing progress)I’ve had this discussion with Jak in private, but I want to add it here for all to see, and you may totally correct me if I’m off base.
When the school first started the riff section was a holy grail of information. It was a place where you could post up and talk about your struggles, show what you were doing, and ask your peers how to correct issues and y’all….the knowledge was FLOWING ! Hell, Captain Ed even Skyped with me once when I was losing my damn mind trying to achieve a god forsaken pinch harmonic)
Over time it slowly descended into a place where people simply chose to show off.
Now, showing off after you’ve struggled to attain something, and telling others how you finally achieved it is amazing….but the page was lambasted with highly edited YouTube “perfect” videos, whom we all knew were just here to garner attention, likes, and subscribers for their pages. It was no longer about the collective helping each other to succeed, but more so a popularity contest. IMO this discouraged a lot of beginners and new students to the site.
However, there have been some phenomenal students who despite that, still tried to reach others and genuinely shared their knowledge through trial and error; for example: CJ’s “Two Cents’’ videos.
The school as definitely taken a turn towards being more social, and I don’t necessarily see that as a negative thing AS LONG as we still keep the aspect of learning and striving to be the best version of yourself you can possible be.
so I pose a question for the newer students here: Do you guys feel comfy posting videos asking for help , or…do you feel like you should only be posting riffs and covers because that’s all you have seen thus far ?
tbh, I don't entirely know.. my social anxiety isn't something easily solved..How can I help? I dream of this site being a place where many people grow and help overcome certain obstacles. Not saying that bring an introvert is an obstacle. But if it's hindering your musical growth than it is something that could be mended a little.
For those who are heavily introverted, antisocial, etc, how can I help with this?
I feel fine posting videos for help. Maybe 2 sections. A riff section for just showing what you've accomplished and another riff section that is strictly for help. Maybe even a 3rd one for just showing off. That way we aren't scrolling through videos that are all mixed together and we can go to the sections we're interested in. I joined back in October I believe and got tons of help when I was working on "Going to California" and I miss that.so I pose a question for the newer students here: Do you guys feel comfy posting videos asking for help , or…do you feel like you should only be posting riffs and covers because that’s all you have seen thus far ?
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