In worlds colliding news, Pete Wentz just tweeted to share the Veronica Mars kickstarter

Oh, no, ita !, I even identify as one from time to time. However, the tendency of (significant portions of) the fandom to do things like send a shitton of apples is not a dragon I want to see awoken.

I wish I could pat all the more insane Browncoats on the head and tell them "I would love more Firefly as much as you, but Joss has moved on. Don't cause him any more heartbreak."

I think it's a bit irresponsible when a lot of the people you're talking to are young, and might take from your advice that living in a garret with no heat and only ramen to eat is what you're supposed to do if you are a True Artist.

I really don't see how it's irresponsible. She's not making choices for anybody else. There's not a band in the world (except for the trust fund baby Strokes) that didn't eat ramen and couch surf and scrape to make things happen.

The guys in The Descendents all went out and got their knuckles tattooed the day after they graduated from High School specifically so they wouldn't have a plan B - working in fast food (back when visible tattoos were forbidden).

It's no different than Batman Rising where he can't make the leap unless he gets rid of the security rope.

I don't see how it's privileged or irresponsible at all. It doesn't guarantee that you'll wind up homeless or in jail or a junkie. You pursue your career singlemindedly with no other backup plan. If you fail then you do something else. You don't have to plan on doing something else until circumstances force it.

For some people having Plan B is like allowing yourself to quit when things get difficult. That's not the best strategy for other people, but there's nothing wrong with being single minded about pursuing your goals.

That's not the best strategy for other people, but there's nothing wrong with being single minded about pursuing your goals.

What if you have kids? What if you have an aging parent? I hope you're not saying that if you're an artist, it's okay to single-mindedly try to make that happen without regard for anything else.

It's true to the extent that anyone creative needs to commit themselves to being creative and producing work. But most people are also more than simply artists, or want to be.

Is it irresponsible of her to suggest that you scrap a Plan B? Maybe not. I don't think it's *helpful* advice for the majority of people who want to write, or paint, or sing, or whatever.

there's nothing wrong with being single minded about pursuing your goals.

See, this? Is WAY different than saying "Fuck Plan B."

Go ahead and argue that both of those statements are totally identical in tenor and intent. I'll wait.

Look, she's not saying or doing anything different than the vast majority of writers, musicians or artists that ever succeeded.

Bruce Springsteen did not have a Plan B. He has never worked at anything except being a musician since he was 16.

The Beatles did not have a Plan B. George Harrison was 15 when he went to Hamburg and dropped speed every night and played eight hour sets. There was no Plan B.

What if you have kids? What if you have an aging parent?

I don't think that's germane. That's a different situation than having a fallback plan if your artistic career doesn't work. That's choosing something else over your artistic career.

See, this? Is WAY different than saying "Fuck Plan B."

I'm not sure what "single minded" means to you, except "Fuck Plan B."

To me it means resolute, unwavering, not deviating from your goal. Plan B means: "I have an out. I can quit any time and go back to being a dental hygienist."

In a way, they are, but he's having a conversation, and Palmer is trying to get attention. "Fuck Plan B" is much more exciting than "it's okay to put your art first, sometimes." (of course, in a way, I'm not the woman who needs to have that conversation...I'm poor enough, and impaired enough, that I went to school so I might have a Plan B, but Plan B told me to fuck off first...I didn't realize I was rock-and-roll. My choices are, like, be an artist, or drool into a cup.

I'm not sure what "single minded" means to you, except "Fuck Plan B."

I didn't just quote "single-minded." I quoted the whole sentence, which was "there's nothing wrong with being single minded about pursuing your goals."

That's saying, go ahead and try that, that's a good thing to do.

"Fuck Plan B" is dismissive and contemptuous of the idea of a Plan B.

Do you seriously not see the difference in those statements?

Toni Morrison edited other people's writing, and wrote hers on the train home. That certainly didn't make her less of an artist. You hear about "No Plan B" the most when it works, although I think Ringo had a thought about opening a hair salon, at one point.