Iconoclastical

Moods are for cattle

I grew up on a mixture of media junk (because it was marketed at me) and enlightening art (because it was considered important).

No matter what I do, I desire the junk. I want the trashy Hollywood, and it always disappoints. A frequent thought goes like this: “I’m not in the mood for something that will challenge my intellect, I’ll just do something to switch my brain off”.

But its a fallacious thought. I’m always stimulated by something thought-provoking, despite initial reservations.

I’m reminded of Gurney Halleck in Dune: “Moods are a thing for… cattle!”