Now that they can perfectly synthesize the sound of a trumpet in a keyboard, is music going to start following modern art rules?
Like, is it going to add value just 'knowing' that it came from a real instrument?
Hot take. Magic is cool
Also hot take. "I don't know" is a superpower.
A conversation with Ben Cardall about muscle shirts, magic, mind reading, skepticism, belief, and why certainty is often overrated.
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Magicians: your false method is not creating mystery. It's doing the opposite.
Method is the opposite of mystery... 🤦
you're right.
*you* don't need a disclaimer. 😂 When audiences watch *your* show, there's absolutely no risk of them getting the wrong idea.
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Magicians,
You can exist on a spectrum that looks like this:
Mystery <-----------> Charlatan
or it can look like this:
Magician <-----------> Mystery
I don't see what's so bad about the latter.
In this, the first day of the year of our lord, 2026, I'd like to remind everyone that it's 'Et Cetera', not 'Ex Cetera' and that it's 'Etc.' not 'ect.
Magic spells are just small moments of beautiful intentionality.
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