tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823834175673300493.post195176632399053344..comments2022-03-29T22:46:18.261+02:00Comments on The Unapologetic Geek: I'm not modest or self-deprecating, alright?MissKittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246928779497054246noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823834175673300493.post-35678182245850546852013-08-20T19:00:46.996+02:002013-08-20T19:00:46.996+02:00I think you perhaps misunderstood me here. I don&#...I think you perhaps misunderstood me here. I don't feel pressured to persue this professionally, that has never been an issue. Also, I know it's meant as the highest compliment, and I appreciate that, I really do. It's the moment when I try to explain to them that my skill level really isn't as high as they believe it to be, and they instantly start trying to reassure me and/or cheer me up - it's *that* moment that bothers me.<br /><br />People just cannot seem to accept that it's possible to be objective and realistic when assessing your own skill level. It instantly is taken as low self-esteem, self-depracation or modesty (fake or genuine). And frankly I'm getting a bit tired of people making that assumption of me. The whole conclusion I am trying to give this rant is that people should try to listen to the creator's own opinion before assuming they are merely modest or self-deprecating. Sometimes we are just being realistic. And there is nothing wrong with that.MissKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15246928779497054246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823834175673300493.post-60874150704674076232013-08-20T12:35:21.746+02:002013-08-20T12:35:21.746+02:00I completely understand why you wouldn't want ...I completely understand why you wouldn't want to vid professionally and it has never crossed my mind to suggest you do this, but maybe the people that did were just trying to pay you a compliment. You ARE quite good at vidding after all. While they genuinely like your work, they probably don't literally mean that you should run out tomorrow and find a job vidding professionally. I also think that the people who suggested this have no idea of what is involved in making videos and how time consuming it is.<br /><br />I know vidding is a lot of work and that it takes days to make just a short three to four minute vid. It is something you really enjoy as a hobby and progressing into professional vidding would probably spoil that for you. Mediatorskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12228970094972333744noreply@blogger.com