Much has been said nowadays, especially due to the influence of social media, that whatever work (either financially paid or voluntary) that we carry out on line has to be consistent. The consistency is because we are supposed to be part of the routine of people, otherwise your followers and contacts will theoretically forget about you.

I have never quite agreed with this statement. There is much more in being part of people’s lives than only consistency. They must allow us to be part of their lives and there is no huge amount of content that can do it. Then we face the centuries old dichotomy of quantity X quality and that is is better to write less but publish something more polished and well-researched.

Fortunately in web sites we do not theoretically have this obligation of fast pace (except if we are selling something of course) and the concept of sites and blogs more or less implies sharing our deepest thoughts and it takes some time until we have thoughts to share and develop a reasoning. I also have the advantage of writing about entertainment that was produced many years ago and it is not something that will be suddenly updated. Either now or in 20 years, whatever I write here will have a stable value. That’s great, as I treasure stability in life, especially in a world grounded on instability.

I like to offer good things for you folks who read my words, but I know very well the trap that perfectionism can offer. Sometimes we are so self conscious about our writings that we end up being paralyzed and, for this reason, I have chosen to keep things as simple as possible in this site. Simple, but with decent levels of quality, of course.

Life is not a straight line for anyone. Sometimes we do want to write and be present, interact with others, but we may have busy days, problems in life, health issues, etc. I am also really opposed to the concept of “productivity” in producing something we do as a passion. The so-called “consistency” has to come due to motivation, our wish to remain here, the fact that we love to share our thoughts and feelings with others. We are already obligated to do many things in life – plenty of them are unpleasant – and we should not keep pressure over what we do for love.

All in all, I am here, as frequently as I can, not because of a capitalistic production idea. I could not care less about it. I am here because since day one my experience of talking about silent films, pop culture and art with you all has been wonderful. I have made great friends on the way, have had lots of joy, knowledge and healthy entertainment. This is the feeling that must keep us all. No pointless pressure, but the love for what we do. About everything and anything in life, if we do not like what we do, we will eventually quit it. About productivity, I leave those things for my work, which is where I need to be productive. My consistency is because I love being here and I cannot imagine myself without talking with you all.