Feb 25, 2026

Honest hacks vs depressed hacks


Depending on the socialised means of production. The artisan city/suburban dweller class.

It's work of art/entertainment paradox working here.

I'm going to twist this post by Seth and Harlan Ellison it up.

There are the vendors who will listen. Hits, specs. These are easy-to-work-with entertainers. Able to connect with.

Then there's the depressed one who hits the spec, yet feels rote. These could be talents. 

I mean, that's the difference; the artisan is a creative with tension in the craft.

The craft itself of the depressed feels rote and standardised. These could be tantrums as performances.

An honest hack entertainer delivers on times, understands specifications, yet can go beyond the mechanical performances of eliminative materialism and then attempt an organsim to delight with something remarkable with the client relationship,