Re: The family that purples together, nurples together.
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 11:17 am
by Chankgeez
… and here's a map of the "creativity divide" in the U.S.:
Re: The family that purples together, nurples together.
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 11:59 am
by rustywire
Just now I was actually able to properly name/id all 50 states
But the state capitals...
Re: The family that purples together, nurples together.
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 12:14 pm
by lordgalvar
Chankgeez wrote:… and here's a map of the "creativity divide" in the U.S.:
Statistically, I'm not creative enough.
I do feel like LA and SF should be dark spots...'cause everyone is in 'the industry' (and revolutionary...and what people pass of as 'artwork' these days... I'm a master '---'-er artist).
Re: The family that purples together, nurples together.
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 12:25 pm
by Chankgeez
Yeah, if they were going city by city, I think Chicago and NYC'd be higher percentages as well.
Lots of unartsy people in the rest of those states though.
Re: The family that purples together, nurples together.
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 12:37 pm
by lordgalvar
I can't believe that they didn't find every roadside lady with yarn Santa door hangers identifying as artists. Maybe "crafter" is considered a lower class group now?
Also, it kinda ain't fair that states with 200k or less get to be called more creative...I think these things always forget that there is some sample size problems between who answers the phone in Wyoming and California.
Like, if I mail my nephew to North Dakota, it would probably gain 1.5% creativity.
(My actual gripe is with the idea of a creative class...older generations would say that they are just doing their job...I know a ton of coders that are dreadfully boring but classify anything featuring bool as art, "if person went to USC, then person must be exceptional").
I have a few world class (seriously amazing and have had shows) artist uncles...they identify as welders or plasterers haha.
Haha. Maybe the real value of that will be when it is compared to generational shifts in self perception? Which might make purple more relevant.
I know there isn't a direct correlation between art and creativity (in reference to finding new ways to do things) but art is always about, on some level, creating a new way to express a view, information, etc on a new way. Because somebody identifies as a janitor doesn't mean that they don't innovate or engage in creativity....this looks more like a cultural identification divide than actual data pertaining to the original question.
Re: The family that purples together, nurples together.
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 12:42 pm
by Chankgeez
Yeah, I just posted that because there was purple on the map.
As with a lot of statistical analysis, it's all in how it's interpreted (and who's doing the interpreting).
Welders & plasters are definitely capable of some pretty high artistry though.
Statistically, I'm not creative enough. 
