I mean even before tiktok and short form media the youtube video analytics show most people out of any demographic dont watch entire videos if they are 10 minutes or longer. But with the younger generation it seems to have gotten worse when they consider videos over one minute to be too long. The problems come when people then go ahead and discuss said videos when they havent watched the whole thing but they present their comments in such conviction where it seems they would have watched the entire thing. Its very annoying
Sadly, it's that spastic attention span that prevents me from watching most live concert videos of bands. That a shot rarely lasts more than a single second makes things unwatchable for me.
I've only read the beginning of your comment, but I think you missed an opportunity by not giving an opinion about what viewers of the last video should have done.
The operative phrase here is "care to". Why does anyone do anything? Because they CAN. And want to. Why do people not do things? Because either they really can't do it/them...or more likely, they REALLY DON'T WANT TO DO THEM. This has been me responding to not only a Rick Beato video I enjoyed, but also his response video which I also appreciated.
There's not only fluid and crystalized intelligence, there's also low intelligence. That wouldn't be a problem, the problem are people who think they are smart but aren't.
Recreational Rambo! I think I have done that. lol. But not with a creator that has put enough thought to his videos that would make me think twice about doing that or at least watching the whole thing.There is a lot of shoe gum vidiots.
Rick, I am a professor, and one of the most common issues with students is when they don't read the entire problem before answering a question on an exam. I always have to remind them before the exam "read the entire question, before solving the problem"
@@batfink7133 So the test had only one question? Students are supposed to read the entire individual exam questions before answering, not the whole sheet before they answer anything at all.
You just gave me a flashback to college. A bunch of us finished our quizzes very fast, to the shock of others. We all just grinned at each other, and at our instructor, then quietly walked out of the room. It was so hard to keep the volume down once we got outside and could no longer hold in our laughter. The instructor was always telling us to read and understand the entire problem. He also reminded us to read the entire test and instructions. Buried about a third of the way in the instructions was a. "Go to page..," but two sentences later in the instructions was a comment to keep reading. At the very end of all of the instructions and test questions was the last question. It said that if you had read everything, then you only needed to do one group of things for full credit, and to turn it in with the rest blank. -We put our signature as the answer to the question. -We printed our name at the top of the exam. -We put the date. -We marked a specific symbol in a specific spot on the front page. So, that's what we did. The instructor would take our papers, look for the symbol, slightly nodded his head, and reached for the next student's exam papers. Only about a third of us received the 100% instantly. Everyone else struggled through a tough exam, only to see that last question. None of them received full credit. They all learned a valuable life lesson. Decades later, I can still see that instructor's grin. 😂
It's amazing that people start their comment a third of the way through the video, spend longer to write their comment than the total length of the video, then post their comment without bothering to watch the rest of the video
Congratulations for the great patience demonstrated with your calm reply, Rick. This is one of most annoying side effects of modern digital communication. Too many people have become unable to listen, or read until the end. They react immediately to the first word or idea that triggers an emotion or a counter-idea. I see this problem at all levels: family conversations, replies to emails at work, public debates, online comments on social media, etc… Maybe it is too easy to interact and most people have an urge to say their own words, that there is no time to listen and understand properly. So sad. 😢
People don't seem to know how to converse anymore. They're always wanting to interject before the other person has even finished speaking and are barely listening to what is being said. Rushing to comment is a symptom of this problem.
And most likely your comment only earned 170 likes (at the time of this comment) is because on few went to read your entire text. And I agree. btw. Second the motion.
Oh man Rick - God forbid you assume people have an attention span! Your videos are always well thought out, detailed and comprehensive. It’s frustrating that people pounce just for the sake of doing that, but you keep on keeping on cause I’ve learned a lot from you- you are the best!! Sincerely, A fan who watches the whole video!
If you have a casual conversation style where people frequently interrupt you with buts and ifs that doesn't translate well into static presentation without audience interaction and people will be posting their buts and ifs to the comment section before you've finished speaking. You should tell people what you're going to tell them, then you should tell it to them, and finally you should tell them what you just told them.
Reminds me of people who interrupt. As you're speaking, they're too busy thinking about how they're going to react to actually hear the entire message, then thoughtfully respond.
Social media would not be social media without the stupid, uninformed comments. But they help pushing a post up by the algorithm better than intelligent, thoughtful comments...
@@TartempionLampion it would be interesting if they actually used AI to intelligently listen to argument and promote a (ahem,) balanced answer from that.
The same happens with news articles. People read a headline, which is mostly controversial and nowadays even outright lies, and people pick that up without reading the article, thinking they now know something new.
I watched the whole video Rick. I just don’t think in those terms. At 59, I’m having the time of my life creating music. Why? Because it’s based on a hunger for learning music theory and trying to work out what works and what doesn’t. I practice a different key each week I play my caged shapes in the different keys and you know what? It’s magical. So I think more than anything, curiosity and a desire to learn keeps creativity alive and fresh. So grateful for this
Just today we were talking about a phenomenon that is being promoted by the culture of "shorts": The ability that is being lost to maintain attention for "prolonged" periods of time without seeking other stimuli, such as writing a comment. And yes, I waited until the end of the video to send this
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We're all just rats, pushing the little bar to get the next dopamine hit. Occasionally I take a nap. :) It's fun to joke, but difficulty and dislike of concentrating for long periods is going to be a problem in our societies.
I agree. I think the major tech companies are encouraging it, their engagement metrics and ad revenues benefit overall from people skimming through a lot of different things instead of delving more deeply into fewer things.
Most people are just incapable of following an entire argument, let alone entertaining the WILD possibility someone could have a nuanced point of view and argue both sides of an issue.
Go back and look at the introduction to that video and read the dooblydoo. It all points to Rick intending to say one thing: "creativity dies at 30!. It's just a badly structured essay. Worse, it's not even his theory. This idea has been in the public domain for decades! It's just his opinion about someone else's theory. As a composition this gets an F. No proper introduction. Unoriginal. Poorly presented.
I’ve also heard from other content creators that the algorithm is pushing for longer hour-long videos, in which case they are filling minutes with inane often irrelevant content. The algorithm apparently leans heavily on watch-minutes but it seems longer videos simply result in fast-forwarding………………..until you hit the next set of commercials. However it seems that design of the algorithm benefits YT way more than the content creators.
"Or has it worsened people's already short attention spans?" Both. Short attention spans made short-form content more popular, which in turn shortens attention spans, a vicious cycle. This has been called TikTok Brain. See, for example, "TikTok and the Death of the Attention Span" in the Oxford University online newspaper, The Oxford Blue, for some commentary and links to research.
Seems now more than ever, that people actively seek for things to complain about. If the cant find something they will create it by taking things out of context or deliberately misconstrue.
Commenting on TH-cam is not talk, it's typing text with symbols called letters... You need your tong, a mouth, lung and sound to talk, which is why we learn to talk before writing and both are completely different in our mind.
It's a great video Rick. As a 68 year old composer/arranger/performer I have been an eye-witness to my own change in creativity over the years. My work today is so very different than my works in my 20s and 30s. You've put it all in perspective for me.
Don't worry, Rick! As the famous poet Jim Morrison once said at just 23, 'People are strange.' ;) I couldn’t agree more with you. This is my absolute favorite music channel! Thank you!
I'm 54 and loved the video. I consumed it in it's entirety. I've been a working musician since I was 19 years old and many of your points resonated with me. I don't have the same energy or openness but I have a library of knowledge I have accumulated which serves me well.
I LOVED the last video. As a 50+ year old lifelong creator, it's something I think about and worry about a lot. I agree with your hypothesis. While I feel the wild, visionary, out of the box creativity is a bit harder to summon these days, my attained "tools" for creativity have never been more solid. They meet somewhere in the middle to varying degrees.
Thank you Rick for putting a spotlight on these people. I am so tired of reading comments knowing exactly by what that person is saying they got their knickers in a knot because of something that was said early in the video and they decide that they will comment and not watch the whole thing. It happens so often. Also I'm glad a lot of people call them out in the comments.
I would like some points for A) watching the WHOLE video, in a thoughtful and attentive manner, any/all judgment completely suspended, and in all good faith, and B) giving a fabulous, well-reasoned and sound reply! Thank you 👍
I always watch your videos all the way to the end. Like I said before, I am 72 and I did not start composing music until I was 47 and I haven't stopped. I play in a band and the lead singer and I keep writing, arranging, recording, and mixing our own songs and they are very good. We keep getting better with age. Thank you for the video Rick.
its become a fight to get in a first comment to get the most likes and get to the top. I see videos that have not even had their premieres with desperate stans pouring out their cult love for the pop artists song that they have not even heard yet.
Not always, some of us were born without any patience or the ability to listen. My patience and listening skills at age 58 are just as poor as they were at age 5.
Viewer retention data is the best. As a creator it so often explains why comments sections sound so unhinged. People habitually comment without watching.
There's a huge scientific literature in cognitive science and human neuroscience that's directly relevant to your hunch, and it covers several other possible confounding factors that you don't mention that have to be considered in order to more soundly make the specific inference you're suggesting here. Reach out to anyone who makes their living doing research in human mind and brain sciences; some of them study music and creativity as well. Great discussion topic, Rick! Hope you're well. 🧠
100%. When any even highly intelligent person steps into a realm outside their own deep expertise that involves issues with multidimensional causal factors, exactly such as this, this is the most common blindspot for that person in their thinking. It's much easier to notice the correlation between a couple things than it is to know all of the possible relevant contributing influences on that relationship of interest. A lot is known about this question for sure for those interested in better understanding the complicated truth. Cheers.
This is the scientific take. Rick's question is a fine question worthy of discussion, as you say, but likely many people will prefer to settle on simplistic (e.g., unitary, single factor) explanations rather than wade through learning the nuances supported by many decades of empirical evidence. There is no doubt that age is a factor, on average, in a person's creative trajectory but it is extremely confounded with many other highly influential factors like having children, career stage and demands, etc.
I dug that last part of the video because I find as a jazz guitarist, I keep learning more after 70...inspired to learn and play more. I got back to playing and woodshedding jazz at 50.
You’re a National Treasure. Your skills and knowledge are legendary and these videos are important for the future generations. Keep making them without dumbing down anything. God Bless
2:07 This is the Bain of every teachers existence. I once created a final exam that when the student first read all the questions they would come to the final question and it said to write their name on this line and you will graded on only the questions you answered. Only one student followed the directions. All others took the two hour exam and were graded on the questions they answered which was all of them.
Why would you assume that students would read all of the questions first, just so they could stumble onto your little Easter egg at the end? You got the one exceptional (not nice to use the word ‘odd’) kid that happened to read them all first. Now if you’d had instructions advising them that it would be to their advantage to read all of the questions first, that would be another matter.
i was busy being a parent and then a single parent. Granted, that was it's own kind of creativity. I found my 30s and 40s to be really great as far as music and art. I'm in my 50s now and hoping for more, better.
That is the Internet-people: never see/listen/read anything in full, always assume you know it all, and feel free to criticise baselessly. Your original video was spot-on.
Most casual viewers jack out before halfway through. That's why I like to put bonuses and Easter eggs at the end of my videos. True fans deserve a reward.
People dont watch to reach an understanding, moreso to react, which is why they bail to be outraged. Because most people WANT to be outraged at ANYTHING. That's the majority of online decorum. Keep doing what you're doin Rick, I watched the whole schwazz, I dug it.
I am 56 and I was encouraged by your video. I am just starting to write good music and I am loving it. Rick, I loved the video and found it most encouraging. Those who can't bother to watch the whole video are ill equipped to comment their criticize your video.
@@cdnbaconeh7321 Actually anyone who cant see through the DEM PROPAGANDA AND CANT even discern logic from the nonsense they spew ( Obama was EMBARRASSING the other nigh repeating lies even Snopes said were lies ) should stay quiet and go away
No, it’s not your fault Rick. It’s fault of our attention spans being shortened by social media and people scrolling to the next thing before properly absorbing your entire post.
I don't think it is only short attention spam. People get infuriated any time an argument that challenges their beliefs is made and simply stop paying attention in fear of having to change their minds. I used to see this kind of behavior well before social media. I am also guilty of sometimes doing it.
@@doscheid I appreciated this. We all want to appear to be above things we denounce but that doesn't mean we always are. I do think social media has made it worse. People are "rewarded" for exaggerated praise/hyperbolic criticism and I think a good number get addicted to that.
Not only did I watch all of this video before I started my comment, I also watched the entire previous video. I thought you made an incredibly well balanced argument in that video. So much so that I spent my night at work (I work overnights) reflecting on said arguments. I thought back on a lot of my favorite artists as well as popular music and musicians, and I couldn't help but to find your logic spot on. The music produced by the younger versions of nearly anyone I could think of was definitely of a different quality than the later work. And in nearly all of those examples I would also argue better as well. I just wonder if there aren't other factors contributing those differences? I am in absolutely no way what so ever, discounting your theory.... but what about the pressures to continue to produce top quality, money making entertainment? The "virgin-like creativity" of a new or up and coming artist is surely influenced by the fans, the producers, the record labels etc, etc... If only there were a musical time machine where we could select a sample of these artists and put this theory to a scientific test by isolating those influences and see if they aren't more to blame. Either way, I'll say it again.... you did a damn fine job of arguing both ends of that theory! People need to finish watching before they start spouting off.
I'm so glad you responded Rick. I told my wife about all the comments that seemed as if they hadn't really listened to what you were saying. So many people were busying defending their various creative pursuits and triumphs at later ages. But you never said that people weren't creative later in life. You were making a good point about the different types of intelligence and how they play out differently when you are young vs older. Too many folks just hear the beginning and then get defensive and start typing!
That's one of the worst disease on internet. People getting butthurt at one's comment and getting so defensive that they don't even bother reading/watching the whole thing. They just wanna put their 2 cents in it.
I have to say that this applies to me absolutely. Lately I’ve been going back all the way to high school riffs and songs and trying to rework them. Something is happening to my creativity.
I am glad you made this video. I am 31, and didn't want that negativity in my life rn, so I turned off your video after probably 45 seconds. I didn't comment any stupid stuff, but I did walk away. And proceed to think about it profusely afterward. So I'm glad you made this video to clarify haha
I almost didn't watch the video at all because I hate those kinds of titles. I also found it negative in a "the best years of your life are over" kinda way, but made still it to 7 minutes out of 9 before I tuned out. I think the types of intelligence is actually a really interesting topic that I would've enjoyed more if it had started there, but as it is the overall commentary seemed disjointed and confusing. After all, why use "afraid" if you're not implying something negative? Don't get me wrong....I love the channel and typically enjoy Beato's commentary. That said, it's not necessarily listeners' fault or short attention spans when a speaker doesn't effectively get the full message across.
My dad was very insightful when he said to me: opinions are like noses, everybody has one. These people would be better off keeping their opinions to themselves.
I agree with the hypothesis too. I've always marveled at how Pete Townsend's Empty Glass albums defied my theory about creativity after 30. I know there are other examples, but Pete's LP always struck me as an outlier.
some people clearly didn't have that quiz in school where the teacher said "be sure to read ALL the instructions before you begin"... and the last instruction at the bottom of the page said to turn it in blank for an A.
And all you've said is EXACTLY WHY I watch to the end. Even on a longer one of your vids, I'll pick it back up a day to two later if I'm pressed for time. That's how much I love your subject matters and intellect on most all things, music. Dig?
The ability to absorb information or even the ability to listen to something longer than 2 minutes is obviously a skill that many people don´t develop.
Your videos are wonderful and informative. I don't have to tell you how great your work is. There are many of us here who know that already and appreciate what you do. Please keep on keeping on Rick.
It's such a good video. I initially went to, "But what about...?" and then, "Ah! Yes..." I chatted about the video with a friend this morning -- it's a good one!
I watched the whole thing. AND I agree on both counts. I'm now 58, with one album and one new single under my belt. I'm still writing and composing new music and am using my frontal lobes and years of experience with violin, guitar and synth, orchestral and Prog Rock to write my best music ever. I test it out in the music groups I am part of online. Youth gives you fluidity whereas age and experience give you insight.
This is like when you are trying to verbally explain something to someone, and they keep interrupting you before you finish... then, by the time you DO finish, they understand.
People are wanting for instant gratification while having short attention spans. I find interesting TH-cam videos I think my daughters, who are both in their 40s, might find informative or amusing. I try to keep them around 3 1/2 minutes. Within the first 15 seconds they are tapping the screen to see the time bar and how much longer they have to watch. It’s not you Rick, it’s them. Keep up the good work.
Watched the full video first time. Had come across the concept before of crystalized intelligence so I knew you'd be bringing it up. What I loved though was seeing how fundamentally different jazz is in that both kinds of intelligence matter because jazz musicians are typically both composers and improvisers.
Hey Rick: I watched the entire video when I first came across it on your channel. My issue was that you seemed to making a hypothesis that fluid intelligence peaked at age 30, while crystallized intelligence accumulated throughout life. Hence, it came across that works like Beethoven's 9th were possible only because his crystallized intelligence compensated for his waning fluid or creative intelligence. I think this was the reason some of us challenged your hypothesis. Our main argument being that Beethoven displayed as much fluid intelligence and creativity his 50s as he did in his 20s, if not more so. Another, obvious, question wasn't really addressed: If Beethoven got better and better as he aged, why didn't "popular" musicians of last half-century get better as they aged? Anyhow, the original and follow-up video were first rate. It was well presented and took a stand on an hypothesis that you knew would be controversial. That took guts! And it has stimulated much conversation, which is all anyone could have hoped for. Kudos!
I watched the show, I liked it and I liked your take on it. I don't think that you tried to say that older people can't be productive but that the statistics are in favor of the young ones.
The examples you presented were all perfect. Perfect illustrations of how truly timeless and innovative creative work occurs mostly after the age of 30. Sure, very successful pop and rock music is usually created by people under 30 (specifically aimed for consumption by people under 30). But globally compelling masterworks, like Beethoven's 9th symphony, which is 200 years old and still regularly performed by the world's top symphony orchestras, require a mixture of liquid and crystallized intelligence. All of Davinci's most important contributions were created after the age of 30. Galileo was 46 when he proved the theory of heliocentricity (Copernicus was 68 when he first proposed the idea). And as important as the phonograph was, Edison was 32 when he invented the lightbulb. I think everyone can agree, even music fanatics, that the lightbulb is the more important of the two. Newton was 44 when he wrote the "Principia". I would say that the ideas and work of these men, all over 30, represent true creativity, important, world changing creativity. Now, if your definition of the "height of creativity" equates to how well someone can improvise on guitar or write a hit pop song, well then maybe I can understand your hypothesis... but if you look elsewhere (Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke, 39 and 51, respectively when they created "2001: A Space Odyssey") your hypothesis rapidly falls apart.
So the average view time was 3:47 minutes AND the music industry made the 3+ minute song length a standard decades ago. This is yet another proof point that people are heavily mentally conditioned by what they see and hear over and over. But then, I'm a weirdo who grew up with no TV, while observing what it did to my classmates.
to watch, listen, learn, and provide feedback as felt appropriate… commenting before the end of a video doesn't imply not watching it in its entirety afterwards… anyone's idea of what does or should constitute « his core » is their own… good luck providing factual grounds for yours…
According to his own analytics, the average is 3:47 out of a almost 10 minute vid, that would indicate his "core" audience is commenting on it before watching it till the end. They not even making it to 50%.
What was so great for me about your last video is that I've been a musician since Jr High. Graduated with 22 music credits, scholarship to private college. I was great, I was a young teacher. I stopped professional music for several years to raise an run a family. Several years later I started again in my late 30s. I didn't revisit my old self to "pick up where I left off". Simply started to get the physicality of the instrument down, ear training. Off I went back out to the world a different player all the while still having a great deal of the early knowledge that was retained but a different player and person. I was great differently. Fills were different and I saw dynamics, feel and behavior was there which weren't there before in my younger days. Creativity wasn't gone, it was different. I enjoyed your last video due to it's insight and the examples used as the first ten years was in chamber orchestra. Kudos.
Your video was spot on and it made a lot of sense, The naysayers don't have the experience and talent that you have so it isn't surprising that you get those reactions. You're the best in the business! Keep up the great work that you do.
Rick, the takeaway here is obvious. Stop producing 10-minute content for a generation with a 10-second attention span and expecting them to retain anything of value.
Then he may stop entirely. Thats the exact problem. We cant just accept that everyone now has the attention span of a new born. That can change. But only with the right kind of upbringing of future generations
There are many subscribers who have a longer attention span than a goldfish and enjoy longer content with fully fleshed-out ideas. If the world starts catering solely to the generation that makes millionaires out of morons who style themselves as "influencers", then we're all doomed.
@@FlameFlickers I think it’s fabulous that Rick attracts such a large and diverse audience in the TikTok era. My point is simply that on this platform you will inevitably connect with the lowest common denominator and their opinion is not the one you should pay attention to.
I love when people ascribe a trait to a particular generation as though people haven’t always been the same. I’m 100% positive those example comments came from a variety of age groups.
You help me realize. Your right. My inspiration now Is to stimulate my son who’s a musician under 30. Let the art flow to the head and out. One just never knows what ticks. Peace and truth beautiful people.
I have no musical skills at all but live by music, at 63 yr old and only knowing physical skills I see exactly what Rick is saying ! Young labor kids may see things and have ideas which I thinks is amazing ( thinking to myself why didn’t I think of that ) at same time they don’t see ahead of they have to do! Older and wiser they are not necessarily smarter ! Great discussion Rick
Your original video is perfect! You highlighting Fluid Intelligence and crystallized intelligence has opened me up to a whole new process and perspective to enjoy life as DeafBlind man. I enjoy all your content Beato!
Everyone jumps ahead anticipating what you say without even waiting to hear what you say. I love your videos like this, I learn so much! I’m not a musician either this is humanity.
The last video was actually an experiment on attention span. Thank you for the data.
I mean even before tiktok and short form media the youtube video analytics show most people out of any demographic dont watch entire videos if they are 10 minutes or longer. But with the younger generation it seems to have gotten worse when they consider videos over one minute to be too long.
The problems come when people then go ahead and discuss said videos when they havent watched the whole thing but they present their comments in such conviction where it seems they would have watched the entire thing. Its very annoying
People Only Hear What They Wanna Hear And Then End Up Looking Like Complete Idiots 🙄
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Sadly, it's that spastic attention span that prevents me from watching most live concert videos of bands. That a shot rarely lasts more than a single second makes things unwatchable for me.
I'm only at the beginning of this video, but I believe that people should have watched all of the last video.
I see what you did there :)
Beat me to it!!
I've only read the beginning of your comment, but I think you missed an opportunity by not giving an opinion about what viewers of the last video should have done.
I'm halfway through the video 😛
Just finished this one and finished the last one the other day too including the part after where he says "but on the other hand"
This sums it up....."Most people do not listen with the intent to understand, they listen with the intent to reply."
Rick, don’t ever dumb down your videos for these type of people , I’m watching and listening, keep it up
me too
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But 1000's didn't... go figure clicker-scrollers: your habits are making you dumb.
Amen.
100%
The one thing that doesn’t fade with age, the ability to criticize things you don’t fully understand or care to understand.
Great comment! 😃
The operative phrase here is "care to".
Why does anyone do anything?
Because they CAN. And want to.
Why do people not do things?
Because either they really can't do it/them...or more likely, they REALLY DON'T WANT TO DO THEM.
This has been me responding to not only a Rick Beato video I enjoyed, but also his response video which I also appreciated.
Yeah, I'm suing my 32 year old barber because I got a bad haircut. I should have waited till he was 61.
There's not only fluid and crystalized intelligence, there's also low intelligence. That wouldn't be a problem, the problem are people who think they are smart but aren't.
I fervently disagree!!!
PLEASE don't dumb down or shorten your videos for these people, Rick! You have so many of us who love and appreciate what you do and how you do it.
@@suzettetaylor6803 NEW!!! Uncle Rick's 60 second tiktok salutes!
Recreational outrage is one of the Internet's greatest pastimes lol. Go Rick!
Tyler not only with the musical win, but for the logical win too 🤟
"Recreational outrage". Perfect. That's it! And the antidote? Self reflection and deeper listening.
For some people, it's more than recreational... ;^)
Hey! I know you!! 😁
Recreational Rambo! I think I have done that. lol. But not with a creator that has put enough thought to his videos that would make me think twice about doing that or at least watching the whole thing.There is a lot of shoe gum vidiots.
Rick, I am a professor, and one of the most common issues with students is when they don't read the entire problem before answering a question on an exam. I always have to remind them before the exam "read the entire question, before solving the problem"
Had a teacher in 5th grade that cured us of that. He gave us a test and at the end of the it said do not write on this test.
world is like that
Yes like I said, the science is on your side
@@batfink7133 So the test had only one question? Students are supposed to read the entire individual exam questions before answering, not the whole sheet before they answer anything at all.
You just gave me a flashback to college. A bunch of us finished our quizzes very fast, to the shock of others. We all just grinned at each other, and at our instructor, then quietly walked out of the room. It was so hard to keep the volume down once we got outside and could no longer hold in our laughter.
The instructor was always telling us to read and understand the entire problem. He also reminded us to read the entire test and instructions. Buried about a third of the way in the instructions was a. "Go to page..," but two sentences later in the instructions was a comment to keep reading. At the very end of all of the instructions and test questions was the last question. It said that if you had read everything, then you only needed to do one group of things for full credit, and to turn it in with the rest blank.
-We put our signature as the answer to the question.
-We printed our name at the top of the exam.
-We put the date.
-We marked a specific symbol in a specific spot on the front page.
So, that's what we did. The instructor would take our papers, look for the symbol, slightly nodded his head, and reached for the next student's exam papers.
Only about a third of us received the 100% instantly. Everyone else struggled through a tough exam, only to see that last question. None of them received full credit. They all learned a valuable life lesson.
Decades later, I can still see that instructor's grin. 😂
It's amazing that people start their comment a third of the way through the video, spend longer to write their comment than the total length of the video, then post their comment without bothering to watch the rest of the video
Congratulations for the great patience demonstrated with your calm reply, Rick. This is one of most annoying side effects of modern digital communication. Too many people have become unable to listen, or read until the end. They react immediately to the first word or idea that triggers an emotion or a counter-idea. I see this problem at all levels: family conversations, replies to emails at work, public debates, online comments on social media, etc… Maybe it is too easy to interact and most people have an urge to say their own words, that there is no time to listen and understand properly. So sad. 😢
Impatience, immediate gratification, and the "TLDR" mindset.
I say this, knowing it applies to me as well.
This is so true!
People don't seem to know how to converse anymore. They're always wanting to interject before the other person has even finished speaking and are barely listening to what is being said. Rushing to comment is a symptom of this problem.
“Trigger” is definitely the key word!
And most likely your comment only earned 170 likes (at the time of this comment) is because on few went to read your entire text.
And I agree. btw.
Second the motion.
Oh man Rick - God forbid you assume people have an attention span! Your videos are always well thought out, detailed and comprehensive. It’s frustrating that people pounce just for the sake of doing that, but you keep on keeping on cause I’ve learned a lot from you- you are the best!!
Sincerely,
A fan who watches the whole video!
If you have a casual conversation style where people frequently interrupt you with buts and ifs that doesn't translate well into static presentation without audience interaction and people will be posting their buts and ifs to the comment section before you've finished speaking. You should tell people what you're going to tell them, then you should tell it to them, and finally you should tell them what you just told them.
It's the same "now, me, now" epidemic we have now in the world. Instant gratification, quick to judge and anger
As someone who actually watched to the end of the video, it was really well rounded, thought provoking, and convincing. Keep up the good work, Rick!
Yes I agree. That's what I expect from Rick, a balanced presentation of both sides of a point.
Yes I learned this interesting theory about the 2 creativities...
agreed
Agree! I’m surprised people had an issue??
Reminds me of people who interrupt. As you're speaking, they're too busy thinking about how they're going to react to actually hear the entire message, then thoughtfully respond.
Honestly a lot of people repeat the same argument three times over. Unprepared speech is different from a well-thought argument.
Social media would not be social media without the stupid, uninformed comments. But they help pushing a post up by the algorithm better than intelligent, thoughtful comments...
The difference between listening vs. waiting your turn. People who are only waiting for their turn to speak rarely listen thoughtfully
One issue there is when the speaker never shuts up. Sometimes, too often, you have to interrupt because they won't let you talk.
@@TartempionLampion it would be interesting if they actually used AI to intelligently listen to argument and promote a (ahem,) balanced answer from that.
The same happens with news articles. People read a headline, which is mostly controversial and nowadays even outright lies, and people pick that up without reading the article, thinking they now know something new.
I'm making this comment first to disagree with things you won't say later.
You win with this comment.
I didn't read this entire comment, but I don't like what you said.
You're a legend. 👏
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Thank you for that, you actually made me laugh out loud for a good half a minute. Great comment, I wish I had thought of it first.
I know this guy named Rick who started a TH-cam channel quite late in life it's been a fairly successful thing for him
“Quite late” in life? WTF?
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Link please
Fairly? 😂
@@dennish.7708 I guess 54 is late in life .. geez I'm nearly 60 so I should start saying goodbye to my loved ones.
I watched the whole video Rick. I just don’t think in those terms. At 59, I’m having the time of my life creating music. Why? Because it’s based on a hunger for learning music theory and trying to work out what works and what doesn’t. I practice a different key each week I play my caged shapes in the different keys and you know what? It’s magical. So I think more than anything, curiosity and a desire to learn keeps creativity alive and fresh. So grateful for this
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If anything, this shows that Rick's ENTIRE videos are well thought out.
Just today we were talking about a phenomenon that is being promoted by the culture of "shorts": The ability that is being lost to maintain attention for "prolonged" periods of time without seeking other stimuli, such as writing a comment.
And yes, I waited until the end of the video to send this
We're all just rats, pushing the little bar to get the next dopamine hit. Occasionally I take a nap. :) It's fun to joke, but difficulty and dislike of concentrating for long periods is going to be a problem in our societies.
I'm sorry- you lost me after the eigth word.
@@peacefulwanderer2050 Are you one of those who can read more than 2 words?
@@EntropiaOrganizada Are you one of those who understands sarcasm?
BTW- I did say I got to eight.
I agree. I think the major tech companies are encouraging it, their engagement metrics and ad revenues benefit overall from people skimming through a lot of different things instead of delving more deeply into fewer things.
Most people are just incapable of following an entire argument, let alone entertaining the WILD possibility someone could have a nuanced point of view and argue both sides of an issue.
Go back and look at the introduction to that video and read the dooblydoo. It all points to Rick intending to say one thing: "creativity dies at 30!. It's just a badly structured essay. Worse, it's not even his theory. This idea has been in the public domain for decades! It's just his opinion about someone else's theory. As a composition this gets an F. No proper introduction. Unoriginal. Poorly presented.
Ever wondered how trump is possible? XD
Short content ruined storytelling.
Exactly!
Seems like it?
Or has it worsened people's already short attention spans?
I’ve also heard from other content creators that the algorithm is pushing for longer hour-long videos, in which case they are filling minutes with inane often irrelevant content. The algorithm apparently leans heavily on watch-minutes but it seems longer videos simply result in fast-forwarding………………..until you hit the next set of commercials. However it seems that design of the algorithm benefits YT way more than the content creators.
"Or has it worsened people's already short attention spans?" Both. Short attention spans made short-form content more popular, which in turn shortens attention spans, a vicious cycle. This has been called TikTok Brain. See, for example, "TikTok and the Death of the Attention Span" in the Oxford University online newspaper, The Oxford Blue, for some commentary and links to research.
1:09 Hey Rick, wouldn't be fun if TH-camrs had a setting that didn't permit viewers to comment until _after_ they had viewed the _entire_ video? 😄
How can you know if they watched it? They could walk away or skip to the end.
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Love ya Rick Beato, you're the greatest ! I appreciate all you share, thank you.
people would rather talk than listen. If they get to complain, thats a bonus lol
Seems now more than ever, that people actively seek for things to complain about. If the cant find something they will create it by taking things out of context or deliberately misconstrue.
Commenting on TH-cam is not talk, it's typing text with symbols called letters... You need your tong, a mouth, lung and sound to talk, which is why we learn to talk before writing and both are completely different in our mind.
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@@stephanmarcouxdrums4877 but what does your husband think
It's a great video Rick. As a 68 year old composer/arranger/performer I have been an eye-witness to my own change in creativity over the years. My work today is so very different than my works in my 20s and 30s. You've put it all in perspective for me.
Don't worry, Rick! As the famous poet Jim Morrison once said at just 23, 'People are strange.' ;)
I couldn’t agree more with you. This is my absolute favorite music channel! Thank you!
I'm 54 and loved the video. I consumed it in it's entirety. I've been a working musician since I was 19 years old and many of your points resonated with me. I don't have the same energy or openness but I have a library of knowledge I have accumulated which serves me well.
I could make the exact same comment as a 64-year old and working musician since 17.
I wouldn’t worry about it. Some people would have an argument with a brick wall!
Sadly it seems there’s a LOT of proper one that these days. :/
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Yeah, brick walls are the worst!
facts
I LOVED the last video. As a 50+ year old lifelong creator, it's something I think about and worry about a lot. I agree with your hypothesis. While I feel the wild, visionary, out of the box creativity is a bit harder to summon these days, my attained "tools" for creativity have never been more solid. They meet somewhere in the middle to varying degrees.
Thank you Rick for putting a spotlight on these people. I am so tired of reading comments knowing exactly by what that person is saying they got their knickers in a knot because of something that was said early in the video and they decide that they will comment and not watch the whole thing. It happens so often. Also I'm glad a lot of people call them out in the comments.
I would like some points for A) watching the WHOLE video, in a thoughtful and attentive manner, any/all judgment completely suspended, and in all good faith, and B) giving a fabulous, well-reasoned and sound reply! Thank you 👍
5 points awarded
5 points, to house Hufflepuff.
10 points! I'm feeling generous today!
I always watch your videos all the way to the end. Like I said before, I am 72 and I did not start composing music until I was 47 and I haven't stopped. I play in a band and the lead singer and I keep writing, arranging, recording, and mixing our own songs and they are very good. We keep getting better with age. Thank you for the video Rick.
Welcome to TH-cam, my friend. People comment on the title and the first 2 mins more than anything else. Enjoy the engagement!
its become a fight to get in a first comment to get the most likes and get to the top. I see videos that have not even had their premieres with desperate stans pouring out their cult love for the pop artists song that they have not even heard yet.
My other favorite music educator in TH-cam...
I'd say welcome to society today: soundbites, shorts, bumper stickers, slogans, that is all anyone can readily absorb anymore.
Which is why a good introduction is necessary. Rick didn't bother with one and he found out what happens.
Fried tiktok and instagram brain people just so anxious to proceed to the full video
And hyped up on their own self-righteous fury.
@oldAzekai Yes just like that
Wellcome to internet, Rick, where people talk before listen/read!
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Love that you read and reply to comments! 👍🏻
What fades away is not just creativity, actually, it's rather patience and ability to listen.
Not always, some of us were born without any patience or the ability to listen. My patience and listening skills at age 58 are just as poor as they were at age 5.
Viewer retention data is the best. As a creator it so often explains why comments sections sound so unhinged. People habitually comment without watching.
There's a huge scientific literature in cognitive science and human neuroscience that's directly relevant to your hunch, and it covers several other possible confounding factors that you don't mention that have to be considered in order to more soundly make the specific inference you're suggesting here. Reach out to anyone who makes their living doing research in human mind and brain sciences; some of them study music and creativity as well. Great discussion topic, Rick! Hope you're well. 🧠
Exactly this.
100%. When any even highly intelligent person steps into a realm outside their own deep expertise that involves issues with multidimensional causal factors, exactly such as this, this is the most common blindspot for that person in their thinking. It's much easier to notice the correlation between a couple things than it is to know all of the possible relevant contributing influences on that relationship of interest. A lot is known about this question for sure for those interested in better understanding the complicated truth. Cheers.
This is the scientific take. Rick's question is a fine question worthy of discussion, as you say, but likely many people will prefer to settle on simplistic (e.g., unitary, single factor) explanations rather than wade through learning the nuances supported by many decades of empirical evidence. There is no doubt that age is a factor, on average, in a person's creative trajectory but it is extremely confounded with many other highly influential factors like having children, career stage and demands, etc.
LOL I thought you are responding to this video when you are actually talking about the previous one. Funny.
@Milan_Openfeint This video is about the other video, so it's the same topic. 🤣👌🏻🎓
I dug that last part of the video because I find as a jazz guitarist, I keep learning more after 70...inspired to learn and play more. I got back to playing and woodshedding jazz at 50.
You’re a National Treasure. Your skills and knowledge are legendary and these videos are important for the future generations. Keep making them without dumbing down anything. God Bless
2:07 This is the Bain of every teachers existence. I once created a final exam that when the student first read all the questions they would come to the final question and it said to write their name on this line and you will graded on only the questions you answered. Only one student followed the directions. All others took the two hour exam and were graded on the questions they answered which was all of them.
Bane? 😉
Why would you assume that students would read all of the questions first, just so they could stumble onto your little Easter egg at the end? You got the one exceptional (not nice to use the word ‘odd’) kid that happened to read them all first.
Now if you’d had instructions advising them that it would be to their advantage to read all of the questions first, that would be another matter.
@@bobcoats2708 Hopefully he is no longer teaching..
If you are a creative person, you know there is nothing like those blessed 10 years in your 20's.
i was busy being a parent and then a single parent. Granted, that was it's own kind of creativity. I found my 30s and 40s to be really great as far as music and art. I'm in my 50s now and hoping for more, better.
That is the Internet-people: never see/listen/read anything in full, always assume you know it all, and feel free to criticise baselessly. Your original video was spot-on.
Most casual viewers jack out before halfway through. That's why I like to put bonuses and Easter eggs at the end of my videos. True fans deserve a reward.
People dont watch to reach an understanding, moreso to react, which is why they bail to be outraged. Because most people WANT to be outraged at ANYTHING.
That's the majority of online decorum.
Keep doing what you're doin Rick, I watched the whole schwazz, I dug it.
I am 56 and I was encouraged by your video. I am just starting to write good music and I am loving it. Rick, I loved the video and found it most encouraging. Those who can't bother to watch the whole video are ill equipped to comment their criticize your video.
If I commented like that, I’d be embarrassed to tears by now. A lot of people make judgements without gathering all the evidence.
Kind of like Trump's cult members. Lol
@@cdnbaconeh7321 Actually anyone who cant see through the DEM PROPAGANDA AND CANT even discern logic from the nonsense they spew ( Obama was EMBARRASSING the other nigh repeating lies even Snopes said were lies ) should stay quiet and go away
@@cdnbaconeh7321 uh oh, you might get some people mad about this lol
@@Panda_man.. Don't worry about them. Their ire will soon enough be replaced by the knowledge that they now have a woman for President. Go Kamala!
@@cdnbaconeh7321 Not isolated to Trump.
No, it’s not your fault Rick. It’s fault of our attention spans being shortened by social media and people scrolling to the next thing before properly absorbing your entire post.
Americans have had short attention spans since they placed adverts during TV shows every 10 minutes.
Too many comment about videos or tweets based entirely on the title.
I don't think it is only short attention spam. People get infuriated any time an argument that challenges their beliefs is made and simply stop paying attention in fear of having to change their minds. I used to see this kind of behavior well before social media. I am also guilty of sometimes doing it.
People have more choice now.
@@doscheid I appreciated this. We all want to appear to be above things we denounce but that doesn't mean we always are. I do think social media has made it worse. People are "rewarded" for exaggerated praise/hyperbolic criticism and I think a good number get addicted to that.
Not only did I watch all of this video before I started my comment, I also watched the entire previous video. I thought you made an incredibly well balanced argument in that video. So much so that I spent my night at work (I work overnights) reflecting on said arguments. I thought back on a lot of my favorite artists as well as popular music and musicians, and I couldn't help but to find your logic spot on.
The music produced by the younger versions of nearly anyone I could think of was definitely of a different quality than the later work. And in nearly all of those examples I would also argue better as well. I just wonder if there aren't other factors contributing those differences?
I am in absolutely no way what so ever, discounting your theory.... but what about the pressures to continue to produce top quality, money making entertainment? The "virgin-like creativity" of a new or up and coming artist is surely influenced by the fans, the producers, the record labels etc, etc...
If only there were a musical time machine where we could select a sample of these artists and put this theory to a scientific test by isolating those influences and see if they aren't more to blame.
Either way, I'll say it again.... you did a damn fine job of arguing both ends of that theory! People need to finish watching before they start spouting off.
Sadly we live in a world where some people have zero attention span
I'm so glad you responded Rick. I told my wife about all the comments that seemed as if they hadn't really listened to what you were saying. So many people were busying defending their various creative pursuits and triumphs at later ages. But you never said that people weren't creative later in life. You were making a good point about the different types of intelligence and how they play out differently when you are young vs older. Too many folks just hear the beginning and then get defensive and start typing!
That's one of the worst disease on internet. People getting butthurt at one's comment and getting so defensive that they don't even bother reading/watching the whole thing. They just wanna put their 2 cents in it.
I have to say that this applies to me absolutely. Lately I’ve been going back all the way to high school riffs and songs and trying to rework them. Something is happening to my creativity.
I am glad you made this video. I am 31, and didn't want that negativity in my life rn, so I turned off your video after probably 45 seconds. I didn't comment any stupid stuff, but I did walk away. And proceed to think about it profusely afterward. So I'm glad you made this video to clarify haha
What negativity? In the video??? I’m confused…😊
@novascheller5957 the "everyone loses creativity at 30," negativity haha
I almost didn't watch the video at all because I hate those kinds of titles. I also found it negative in a "the best years of your life are over" kinda way, but made still it to 7 minutes out of 9 before I tuned out. I think the types of intelligence is actually a really interesting topic that I would've enjoyed more if it had started there, but as it is the overall commentary seemed disjointed and confusing. After all, why use "afraid" if you're not implying something negative?
Don't get me wrong....I love the channel and typically enjoy Beato's commentary. That said, it's not necessarily listeners' fault or short attention spans when a speaker doesn't effectively get the full message across.
@@ianmaxwell6291 which he of course did not say….
If one gives an answer before he hears,
it is his folly and shame
-proverbs 18:13
My dad was very insightful when he said to me: opinions are like noses, everybody has one. These people would be better off keeping their opinions to themselves.
I think your hypothesis is correct. And also, thank you for correctly using hypothesis versus theory. You rock!
I agree with the hypothesis too. I've always marveled at how Pete Townsend's Empty Glass albums defied my theory about creativity after 30. I know there are other examples, but Pete's LP always struck me as an outlier.
Keep doing your thing, Rick. You're always nailing it.
I have to admit, I went straight to the comments after a couple of minutes. Not to comment, but to read people losing their minds.
some people clearly didn't have that quiz in school where the teacher said "be sure to read ALL the instructions before you begin"... and the last instruction at the bottom of the page said to turn it in blank for an A.
And all you've said is EXACTLY WHY I watch to the end. Even on a longer one of your vids, I'll pick it back up a day to two later if I'm pressed for time. That's how much I love your subject matters and intellect on most all things, music. Dig?
The ability to absorb information or even the ability to listen to something longer than 2 minutes is obviously a skill that many people don´t develop.
Maybe we should teach meditation in schools?
I wasnt mad, Rick. I warched the whole thing. 😊
People got mad.....well it is the Internet. So it figures.
I only read the first part of your comment...
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Your videos are wonderful and informative.
I don't have to tell you how great your work is. There are many of us here who know that already and appreciate what you do.
Please keep on keeping on Rick.
It's such a good video. I initially went to, "But what about...?" and then, "Ah! Yes..." I chatted about the video with a friend this morning -- it's a good one!
I watched the whole thing. AND I agree on both counts. I'm now 58, with one album and one new single under my belt. I'm still writing and composing new music and am using my frontal lobes and years of experience with violin, guitar and synth, orchestral and Prog Rock to write my best music ever. I test it out in the music groups I am part of online. Youth gives you fluidity whereas age and experience give you insight.
In sports as we age, we try to believe cunning and treachery over youth and strength--or some form of that.
This is like when you are trying to verbally explain something to someone, and they keep interrupting you before you finish... then, by the time you DO finish, they understand.
Only watched the first 0:39 of this vid. At 74 every second counts.
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People are wanting for instant gratification while having short attention spans. I find interesting TH-cam videos I think my daughters, who are both in their 40s, might find informative or amusing. I try to keep them around 3 1/2 minutes. Within the first 15 seconds they are tapping the screen to see the time bar and how much longer they have to watch. It’s not you Rick, it’s them. Keep up the good work.
Watched the full video first time. Had come across the concept before of crystalized intelligence so I knew you'd be bringing it up. What I loved though was seeing how fundamentally different jazz is in that both kinds of intelligence matter because jazz musicians are typically both composers and improvisers.
Love your videos Rick, I watch your videos all the way through every time so much knowledge and insightful information to be learned on music. ❤️🔥🙏
Imagine responding to something without knowing what you're responding to
I think they call that Tuesday.
Hey Rick:
I watched the entire video when I first came across it on your channel. My issue was that you seemed to making a hypothesis that fluid intelligence peaked at age 30, while crystallized intelligence accumulated throughout life. Hence, it came across that works like Beethoven's 9th were possible only because his crystallized intelligence compensated for his waning fluid or creative intelligence. I think this was the reason some of us challenged your hypothesis. Our main argument being that Beethoven displayed as much fluid intelligence and creativity his 50s as he did in his 20s, if not more so. Another, obvious, question wasn't really addressed: If Beethoven got better and better as he aged, why didn't "popular" musicians of last half-century get better as they aged?
Anyhow, the original and follow-up video were first rate. It was well presented and took a stand on an hypothesis that you knew would be controversial. That took guts! And it has stimulated much conversation, which is all anyone could have hoped for. Kudos!
Not mad at all, but the title made me think you were sick or something. So I'm actually very glad with the content
I watched the show, I liked it and I liked your take on it. I don't think that you tried to say that older people can't be productive but that the statistics are in favor of the young ones.
Rick is always nuanced. Just watch until the end and then comment if you have something to say or just watch a bit and move on if you must
Lot of people didn’t watch the whole video
This guy gets it
That's not entirely the problem: the problem is that people throw opinions without watching the entire video, that's what makes no sense to me.
@@tristanyoungquist The curious thing is how did the comment get so many likes??!!!! 😂
It's awesome how you didn't get to 0:23 before commenting.
Isn't what we is saying? Did you watch this video?
In summary, just pay attention and we just might learn more than we think we know.
The examples you presented were all perfect. Perfect illustrations of how truly timeless and innovative creative work occurs mostly after the age of 30. Sure, very successful pop and rock music is usually created by people under 30 (specifically aimed for consumption by people under 30). But globally compelling masterworks, like Beethoven's 9th symphony, which is 200 years old and still regularly performed by the world's top symphony orchestras, require a mixture of liquid and crystallized intelligence.
All of Davinci's most important contributions were created after the age of 30. Galileo was 46 when he proved the theory of heliocentricity (Copernicus was 68 when he first proposed the idea). And as important as the phonograph was, Edison was 32 when he invented the lightbulb. I think everyone can agree, even music fanatics, that the lightbulb is the more important of the two. Newton was 44 when he wrote the "Principia". I would say that the ideas and work of these men, all over 30, represent true creativity, important, world changing creativity.
Now, if your definition of the "height of creativity" equates to how well someone can improvise on guitar or write a hit pop song, well then maybe I can understand your hypothesis... but if you look elsewhere (Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke, 39 and 51, respectively when they created "2001: A Space Odyssey") your hypothesis rapidly falls apart.
So the average view time was 3:47 minutes AND the music industry made the 3+ minute song length a standard decades ago. This is yet another proof point that people are heavily mentally conditioned by what they see and hear over and over. But then, I'm a weirdo who grew up with no TV, while observing what it did to my classmates.
Anyone who comments on a Rick Beato video before it’s over, is not his core. We’re here to listen. And learn.
to watch, listen, learn, and provide feedback as felt appropriate… commenting before the end of a video doesn't imply not watching it in its entirety afterwards… anyone's idea of what does or should constitute « his core » is their own… good luck providing factual grounds for yours…
According to his own analytics, the average is 3:47 out of a almost 10 minute vid, that would indicate his "core" audience is commenting on it before watching it till the end. They not even making it to 50%.
What was so great for me about your last video is that I've been a musician since Jr High. Graduated with 22 music credits, scholarship to private college. I was great, I was a young teacher. I stopped professional music for several years to raise an run a family. Several years later I started again in my late 30s. I didn't revisit my old self to "pick up where I left off". Simply started to get the physicality of the instrument down, ear training. Off I went back out to the world a different player all the while still having a great deal of the early knowledge that was retained but a different player and person. I was great differently. Fills were different and I saw dynamics, feel and behavior was there which weren't there before in my younger days. Creativity wasn't gone, it was different. I enjoyed your last video due to it's insight and the examples used as the first ten years was in chamber orchestra. Kudos.
Your videos are an example of how to make content. Quality filming, competent editing and useful information. Thank you!💎🥶🏍
I'm only a minute into this video, don't care anymore so take that Mr Beato... you'll never defeat ignorance!
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I read the first three words of your comment, and I know I'm not going to agree with the rest of it!
@@bea78tlesDidn't read your comment, but there's a video of Rick Beato yelling about that time he talked about yelling at a cloud
This solidifies my belief that some people have neither type of intelligence... :D
You should have talked about both Fluid Intelligence and Crystallized Intelligence. Missed opportunity, Rick. (Leaving after 2:00)...
Rick, you have responsability over what you say, not over what people end up getting out of your words
Love your videos rick!! I'm only 18 and I really enjoy the little thoughts you like to share with the world! Keep going man 🔥
Your video was spot on and it made a lot of sense, The naysayers don't have the experience and talent that you have so it isn't surprising that you get those reactions. You're the best in the business! Keep up the great work that you do.
Rick, the takeaway here is obvious. Stop producing 10-minute content for a generation with a 10-second attention span and expecting them to retain anything of value.
Then he may stop entirely. Thats the exact problem. We cant just accept that everyone now has the attention span of a new born. That can change. But only with the right kind of upbringing of future generations
There are many subscribers who have a longer attention span than a goldfish and enjoy longer content with fully fleshed-out ideas.
If the world starts catering solely to the generation that makes millionaires out of morons who style themselves as "influencers", then we're all doomed.
@@FlameFlickers I think it’s fabulous that Rick attracts such a large and diverse audience in the TikTok era. My point is simply that on this platform you will inevitably connect with the lowest common denominator and their opinion is not the one you should pay attention to.
I love when people ascribe a trait to a particular generation as though people haven’t always been the same. I’m 100% positive those example comments came from a variety of age groups.
You help me realize. Your right. My inspiration now Is to stimulate my son who’s a musician under 30. Let the art flow to the head and out. One just never knows what ticks. Peace and truth beautiful people.
After 30 you appreciate music more and you get inspired more easily. That’s what i think.
I find that, after 40, I appreciate music less & an inspired less.
Some genres I appreciate less. I find myself getting into classical after age 40. Something teenage me could never imagine.
Thank you for reading, acknowledging and responding to your subscribers Rick. You are a great TH-camr and Interviewer.
Awesome, Rick!
Loved this video... Please continue to make videos the way you do and don't change because people don't watch them.
I have no musical skills at all but live by music, at 63 yr old and only knowing physical skills I see exactly what Rick is saying !
Young labor kids may see things and have ideas which I thinks is amazing ( thinking to myself why didn’t I think of that ) at same time they don’t see ahead of they have to do!
Older and wiser they are not necessarily smarter !
Great discussion Rick
Now, I'll go back and watch the last half of the precious video. Sorry Rick for my knee-jerk comments earlier.
Your original video is perfect! You highlighting Fluid Intelligence and crystallized intelligence has opened me up to a whole new process and perspective to enjoy life as DeafBlind man. I enjoy all your content Beato!
Everyone jumps ahead anticipating what you say without even waiting to hear what you say. I love your videos like this, I learn so much! I’m not a musician either this is humanity.