My Commentary On Hipster Culture

Nathan SmithFamily, Thought Provoking

Fashion and art, much like politics, are almost always downstream of culture. They only reflect the attitudes and worldview of the population, they don’t create those attitudes initially.  It’s how style becomes trendy or how a public figure becomes popular; they aren’t saying something new, they’re putting words and giving expression to the prevailing feelings and spirit of the age. …

Buy Products or Byproducts?

Nathan SmithChristian Maturity, Life Skills, Thought Provoking

It is nearly impossible to walk through the check-out line at the grocery store without being confronted with 17 different magazines offering you at least 249 hot new sex tips. It is embarrassing to see the absolute desperation of marketers to grab people’s attention by offering hope to find satisfaction in ways that only lead to greater emptiness. It is …

The Invisible Value of Maintenance Mode

Nathan SmithChristian Maturity, Faith, Life Skills

Maintenance.  Maintenance Mode.  Maintenance Man.  Maintaining the ‘status quo’.  There is simply zero inspiration exuding from the idea of maintaining. No one wants to simply maintain their current income; they want a raise.  No one wants to wake up Christmas morning and hear ‘this year we get the joy of just keeping everything we already have!  Nothing new for you …