Creativity.

Hey guys, it's Adventure Van here with a blog about creativity. Creativity is a funny thing. It's both encouraged and suppressed. And humanity is one of the only species that can do it, really. Sure, others can use a tiny amount of it, but humanity has the monopoly on it. And, for some reason, everyone has different views on it. Is it good, is it bad, what is it really? And will we ever find out the truth?

When we're kids, parents have a huge say on how creativity should be used. Which is the exact opposite of creativity, isn't it? If they allow us to live our early years and be creative, build and break things, cause a bit of trouble, we might still be uncreative. As much as they have a say in it, the real thing that decides if someone is creative or not is still mostly in the human in question's hand. And medicine. Medicine can disable creativity. But that can be a good thing? Some people can get too creative they never actually do anything. 

Creativity can be affected by tons of factors. Dictatorships and people who depend on brute force will be against creativity, as it challenges views that the leaders. But creativity is good for civilizations in most cases. As much as we have reached Pandora's Box like scenarios where creativity has been the bane of us, inventions won't happen without someone saying "What if..." What's super confusing is the fact that mankind is confusing. Sometimes creativity is supported in dictatorships. Not often. But it happens. My point is that you can't just put a definite on what mankind does. Mankind is weird.

Inventions are the result of creativity. As otherwise, we wouldn't really have felt a need to make them. Anyone can look up at a bird and say "I wish I could fly." But it takes creativity to have someone look up at a bird and say "I wonder if I can fly." Or breath underwater. Or do any of the amazing things humans can do, just because we think it may be possible to. Creativity is a good thing mostly.

But sometimes it's not. Sometimes, it's a very bad thing. Sometimes, people poison water supplies due to it. We have done horrible things due to our "What ifs" and "I wonders". But does it balance out with everything else? Possibly. But we can never be sure. Something we always have to be on guard for. As well the benefits, it has drawbacks. Like everything else. But that's a normal thing with humanity. Because we can't just put it in a single box, we're curious about curiosity. How curious.

Electrical Bracelet

Hey guys, it's Adventure Van here with a blog about connections. Electrical connections. You can harness a power that was mythical for the majority of humanity, that only the gods could wield, and put it on your wrist. That's what I did, using a conductive thread, a LED, and a battery. Conductive thread is a really cool invention. Being able to transmit electricity thru an easy to maneuver substance is an amazing thing. And the fact that you can connect it to snaps, batteries, and LEDs make it super easy to create a bracelet that lights up upon being snapped. Of course, you need a good fabric that won't just rip. But that's okay, and easy to find.

Adventure Van, shining.

The 'Vessel'

Adventure Van here, with a blog on the "Staircase to nowhere", a structure being built by Thomas Heatherwick. In New York, this large building is said to possibly be able to rival the attraction of the Statue of Liberty. It costed over 150 million USD to build. And... there's no full point. Like most art, it's a visual masterpiece. And it's in New York, which is kind of over saturated in pieces of art, be they murals, statues, or interactive buildings such as this. The question is, what type of art is actually needed anymore. Art is a good thing. But something that blocks pathways, looks somewhat like an eyesore, and is simply unneeded? Can that really be art?

Adventure Van, thinking.

Sports.

Hey guys, it's Adventure Van here with a blog about sports. The modern version of ancient gladiatorial combat, you can now watch people bash against eachother either live or over a tv screen. Sports have been a huge part of most cultures. And with things like the super bowl and other large events, it's hard even for people uninterested to not stay informed. It's all a huge part of popular culture, especially the characters the players themselves create. We love how they act on camera so much we'll forgive transgressions that are huge if they're off camera. But if you do something against the idea of the top, and it's on camera, that's when you're in trouble. So, what exactly is it in sports that you actually want to see? Most games are already skewed for one way or the other, and the majority of it is all made to look nice. Do you actually want to be watching a sport? Or what America has now?

Adventure Van, thinking.

Cigarettes.

Hey guys, it's Adventure Van here with a blog about cigarettes. These are a habit that some people have. And it's a damaging and addictive one that most people will agree is both damaging and addictive. The question is, why do we continue to not only smoke them ourselves, but get others to smoke them as well? The damage they can cause to lungs can be devastating, and it's also possible to hurt others with second or even third hand smoke. Yet it's still able to be advertised and sold despite the facts of life or death that can come with it. And even when we move from paper cigarettes to 'e-cigarettes', we don't get rid of what makes it both harmful and addicting. And that's because without it being addictive, would anyone make money off of them with the damage they cause? A large portion of economy and stocks depend on these harmful little sticks. Are they a necessary evil to the public, or do we have other ways to make this money without glorifying a harmful product?

Adventure Van, thinking.