danktat
Award winning tattoo artist ... Amateur guitarist
That is kind of what I mean. Everyone is an "expert" now days because they looked something up on google. I get it all day every day. I have been doing what I do for a very long time. I was literally a child when I started. I sort of treat people at this point, how they act. Approach me like an idiot, and I treat you like an idiot. Now, I understand that idiots spend money too. And if I want some of some idiot's money, I "should" make it look like I am at least interested in going back and forth with them. But the reality is that [pretty often] I am not.See, I was never particularly excellent at anything in life (with maybe the only exception being at drinking copious amounts of red wine) but even I got snippy at answering the same question, or remedial questions after a thousand times.
I know it’s not exactly great customer service or a good way to do business but... we’re only human.
That’s why when I read about Paul being maybe a bit arrogant to someone or something along those lines... I mean, can you imagine the amount of times some random dude asks him the same question for the millionth time? Or the guys that think they’re the ones that are finally gonna challenge him, or stump him with a question or a bullet point that dude has already moved past? It’s gotta be staggering! Especially these days when because of social media and iPhones where people are more accessible than ever.
I’m not saying it’s right, but I can say I sorta understand.
What I can be sorry about is that sometimes, I am pretty sure that someone only appears to be that way, and I end up pushing them away [with my attitude towards them] without really exploring it enough to know that they actually aren't what they initially appeared to be. And that is my fault, and for that I deserve to lose business. I am also pretty sure it works the same way in other industries. Particularly those where creativity is involved. Because people think that their unfounded opinions carry just as much weight as those who's opinions are at least "educated opinions".