What does playing an actual guitar actually benefit your daily life and productivity? Since we know this is the metric by which he judges all activities of worth or not, what does playing guitar actually do? Get you laid a little easier? If that considering how hokey and cringe most guitar guys are, on top of their prevalence making it not very unique.
So you gain a pretty useless skill that is nice to have for your own sake, but has no major unique value unless you are the 1% going into a major band. Otherwise you are just that guy with a guitar people are hoping doesn't start playing it.
Comparatively, this is a major accomplishment that people by the shitload know is special. Its top tier nerd stuff, but its still a very top end accomplishment and he likely earned and will earn a lot of money off the attempts and accomplishment. Its might not be a large amount, but not many people can monetize their hobbies to begin with.
Like all Walsh type guys, its just "things my grandpa did are BASED AND ALWAYS GOOD, while things kids are doing are STUPID AND WASTES OF TIME." And he hides this behind metrics that require you to not turn the question back on his assumption, because obviously they are good things because his daddy said so.
Note, this isn't hating on guys playing guitar. Have your hobby and enjoy it.
The difference being a real instrument has cultural value built up over centuries, and playing an instrument continues a human tradition that has existed since pre-history.
Guitar hero is fun, but it was always a cheap imitation of being a real musician. Like trannyism, it tricks your brain into thinking you are something you are not to satisfy a fantasy. On its own, there's nothing wrong with this as long as you know it's escapism.
The point where it becomes sad is when you can't escape the fantasy, deciding that dedicating your life to this cheap imitation is worth more than the real thing.
Learn to play a guitar, and by proxy, you can learn to play just about any conventionally-designed guitar, as well as opening the door to a wider variety of stringed instruments. It's like learning to paint or driving stick. Skills you don't need to live, but can make your life easier and can give you more vocational options in the future should you decide to pursue it as a career.
I'll answer his question with another question.
What does playing an actual guitar actually benefit your daily life and productivity? Since we know this is the metric by which he judges all activities of worth or not, what does playing guitar actually do? Get you laid a little easier? If that considering how hokey and cringe most guitar guys are, on top of their prevalence making it not very unique.
So you gain a pretty useless skill that is nice to have for your own sake, but has no major unique value unless you are the 1% going into a major band. Otherwise you are just that guy with a guitar people are hoping doesn't start playing it.
Comparatively, this is a major accomplishment that people by the shitload know is special. Its top tier nerd stuff, but its still a very top end accomplishment and he likely earned and will earn a lot of money off the attempts and accomplishment. Its might not be a large amount, but not many people can monetize their hobbies to begin with.
Like all Walsh type guys, its just "things my grandpa did are BASED AND ALWAYS GOOD, while things kids are doing are STUPID AND WASTES OF TIME." And he hides this behind metrics that require you to not turn the question back on his assumption, because obviously they are good things because his daddy said so.
Note, this isn't hating on guys playing guitar. Have your hobby and enjoy it.
The difference being a real instrument has cultural value built up over centuries, and playing an instrument continues a human tradition that has existed since pre-history.
Guitar hero is fun, but it was always a cheap imitation of being a real musician. Like trannyism, it tricks your brain into thinking you are something you are not to satisfy a fantasy. On its own, there's nothing wrong with this as long as you know it's escapism.
The point where it becomes sad is when you can't escape the fantasy, deciding that dedicating your life to this cheap imitation is worth more than the real thing.
This is exactly it right here.
Learn to play a guitar, and by proxy, you can learn to play just about any conventionally-designed guitar, as well as opening the door to a wider variety of stringed instruments. It's like learning to paint or driving stick. Skills you don't need to live, but can make your life easier and can give you more vocational options in the future should you decide to pursue it as a career.