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Originally Posted by yossarian  Do you have any strong feelings that surface when you ponder the avant-garde way that Steve approaches life?
Seems a lot of people have an unconscious animosity to people who are willing to push social boundaries. And Steve doesn't just push them, he stomps all over their face. That is his schtick. |
For me what Steve does is not an avant-garde way at all. As I said before he seems heroic in overcoming his condition and I think that at least part of the admiration he receives is really deserved. Also he uses different means (to what was available let's say 50 years ago) to convey his message what can make it seem new. Do I feel animosity because he pushes social boundaries? Social boundaries in a contemporary society are pushed so much that in that case I should wake up angry every day
Actually pushing social boundaries makes him sort of conformist - it's a one of the favorite leisure time activities nowadays.