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85. Is 'Pure' Expression Even Possible In A World Built For Profit?
Matt thinks nobody makes art from pure motives: some desire for money or recognition gets into every piece of work, even if it's three percent of the reason and the artist doesn't know it's there. Alex pushes back with David Lynch painting every day. He also thinks Martin Scorsese now makes films to leave tally marks on film history, pointing back to older work so it doesn't go dormant. They argue about whether success and security make ego easier to set aside, and whether the flow state cre...
27 Oct 2026
84. Is Your Resume Quietly Killing Your Art? Creative Credibility in The Modern World
Someone who knows Matt's work better than he knows them wants him on a demanding project, and he asks what a person like that has to bring to win him over. Alex calls it reputation. The catch-22 is that nobody lets you do something until you've done it before. Around new people, Matt sometimes slips in a credit, partly from ego and partly so they'll talk to him at the right level. Alex hates having to prove his credibility. He'd rather talk about what he's proud of than hand over five LinkedI...
13 Oct 2026
83. Not Everything's Worth Optimizing
Alex spent years feeling he was wasting his time, and now thinks he was filling a bucket that’s finally pouring out. One of the things pouring out is an acting workshop, which takes Matt back to acting school, where he spent most of his time managing his lines instead of acting. Improv was the only performing he loved, because it’s all listening and responding. Alex thinks improv is writing without the edit. Matt says it feels like the old Alex is back, after years when making things for a l...
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