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Daniel Thrasher 'diagnosed artistic' — comedy sketch on creative life
100k ft — What is this?
Daniel Thrasher 'diagnosed artistic' — comedy sketch on creative life
50k ft — Why care?
Musician-comedian Daniel Thrasher's sketch where a doctor diagnoses him as 'artistic': unmonetized hobbies, a thousand half-finished projects, being paid in exposure, hearing the AC hum in C sharp. Sharp, relatable satire of the creative brain.
10k ft — Key takeaways
• Funny mirror for starting too many projects and finishing few.
5k ft — Tools & techniques
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1k ft — Deep-dive / try it
When you’re diagnosed artistic
Transcript excerpt
So we got your test results back. I'm afraid you're artistic. I'm autistic? No, no, no, no. You're not autistic. There's nothing wrong with that. You're artistic. There is something wrong with that. Oh! What's the prognosis? Well, that's where things get somewhat complicated. You see, you live roughly the same length as the average person but it's your quality of life. That'll be a concern. How's my quality of life going to change? Well, where do I start? You'll have a lot of hobbies that you'll fail to monetize. You'll dabble in a thousand things but never fully commit to one. You'll always be somewhat distracted. Do you hear that noise? Is that your air conditioner really the noise? It'll be difficult for you to finish anything. People will try to take advantage of you and pay you an exposure. Yeah, I think your air conditioner is having like a sea sharp or something. Daniel, focus! Being artistic is hard. In success, you'll be suspicious of your friends. In failure. You'll be suspicious of your dreams. That is so freaky. Which part? The lights. I think they hung too. It's worse than I thought. So what? Okay, I'm an artist. Big deal. It's a very serious condition. So you're saying I have severe artistic? Please don't phrase it like that.