How Kitsch Can Improve Your Life

Kitsch storytelling philosophy can improve your life with Universal truths, idealization, and emotional impact. Great Storytelling functions like a guidebook for your life and can give you insights about your own morals and values and exemplify what a good life is.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Purpose of Philosophy
00:16 - Universal Truths
00:33 - Airport Scene
01:37 - We Are Like Lions
02:12 - Training With Poetry
02:47 - Idealization
04:05 - Don't 'Be Yourself'
04:29 - Pathos Practice
05:04 - Soul Stamp
05:43 - Go Improve Your Life With Poetry

[@YouchiMH]

After this... I'll go paint and improve my art. 'cuz this made me think about me when I was 7, then 15 and listen from my mom "You can be an artist but you gonna die without food and money." Well, I guess it's time for me to follow my heart, even if I'm 29 today. Thanks

[@robertomontoya3901]

Already improving watching this video. Keep rocking men.

[@NicThurman]

Thank you!! Will do 🙏

[@ibperson7765]

I looked up kitsch. Pretty sure your definition is different than those I found. First, are you talking about paintings?

[@SylvesterLazarus]

It's used in many ways and the word changed a lot since its creation, the way Thurman and many others use it is a different value system compared to art.
It aims to improve, idealize, and say objective truths about reality, while art in the contemporary sense is something that should stay grounded in reality, say a message without emotional attachments to the viewer, and value said message more than any technical execution.
I definitely value art in this sense more than Thurman and I'm less dismissive about it, but personally for me kitsch is something I aim for and see as more valuable for its virtues.
Also kitsch can affect anything like art. You can talk about any medium of expression, including paintings.

[@dead_lantern_gamer]

I think there is some sort of subconscious evolution and unhealthy evolution, we need to be able to differentiate between entertainment, fantasy, and healthy life lessons. We can take the good morals from Disney, yet it is unhealthy to view as real world expectation.

[@NicThurman]

Just because it’s better doesn’t make an unhealthy expectation. The point is to portray something better than reality so that you have an example to follow.