Salt ‘n Pepa
so, america had another ‘hang yer head’ week. whatever. it happens. again, i’m not gonna get political with my little outlet here. 2 reasons, i don’t want to, and you wouldn’t put up with it. i get that. but i don’t see this as a political issue. and by ‘this’, i mean guns.
and before you click out, i’ll say you can feel the way you want to about anything. not my place to say. i think guns have a ‘cool’ factor that’s hard to deny. but, so do cigarettes…. and you can have em both. i don’t care much.
as a story guy, i think there’s not much that’s quite as direction shifting as a gun. who ever holds it makes the plot go in their direction. the form of which can be as pointlessly huge as a truck full of machine guns, or a derringer in a woman’s purse. with a pop or a bang, the story is off the rails. it’s a plot device. and violence is epically transformative. but that’s ‘story’.
i think there’s more to it than that though. i read something that discussed how people, particularly men, were hard wired to appreciate tools. in the past they represented survival and later prosperity. the finer the instrument, the more successful the hunt, the nicer the dwelling it built. so by extension, the tools you had, defined your role, and worth to your tribe, where we derive a great deal of our identity. so, whether wholesale rolex watches replica you think guns are just cool, or if they are an extension of how you identify as a man, there’s no getting away from their value. or, maybe, we redirect that energy.
i was thinking about it, as an artist, how can i possibly make a point here, in any helpful way. well, i put on my thinking cap, and thought ‘what if someone created something, that had that cool factor, but also had that ‘tool’ factor? guns have specs, and stats, and… a sort of usefulness. what if i came up with something more Τοιμα Υγρά Hybrid Salt useful, with the same sort of highly machined and assembled action?
i give you the first 2 designs in a line of tactical spice solutions.
ok, this is mostly a joke. but honestly, i think they’d be pretty fun to have. and, i get that they don’t have the ‘transformative plot’ ability that actual firearms have, but i think we can all do with a few less plot twists in real life.
That is an interesting insight. Definitely something to consider. Personally I favor hammers and shortish blades, since they have a versatility besides simply killing things. I can make tools with a good hammer. I can build a house with a good hammer. I can use a knife to dig, gather materials for food or shelter, etc. I can also use the knife to craft a spear for hunting or defense. Can I do any of that with a gun?
nope. well, i guess you can force someone else to do it with a gun. but i get what you mean. as far as actual usefulness in non combat situations, guns are pretty low on value.
I’ll take one of each, please.
they’re in the mail. you’ll be the master of baked potatoes soon.
Nice Breaking Bad reference here!
really? if I did it was unintentional. where did you see that?
When the robot say ”you are the boss” and the guy replying ”You godamm right”. Well, maybe I imagine things…
right, I understand now. someone else posted a gif of Heisenberg sayin that, and while I don’t recall thinking of it when I wrote my scene, it might have been an influence. on some level.
The first thing that popped to mind was the personal computer. Steve Jobs had the slogan “Changing the world, one person at a time. Apple has been defining the cool factor for decades, (since 1976).
they also pulled a lot of ‘influence’from other less successful companies.
I never put that together, about the meaning of tools to menfolk. Makes perfect sense, actually. And your amazing new designs are this close to turning me into a gun person! But only for condiment- and spice-specific a-salt weapons! I’ve always wanted a spice weasel from Futurama, but I like these even better!