As an art form, or a text type, where would we put the "stream of consciousness"? I mean this in a language context, I mean - specifically writing, such as free-flow journal entries, or spoken word poetry. Is it an artform? Is the regurgitation of the essential self a form of art? I would say yes, personally. But is art art without an audience, and what audience wants to read or listen to the existential masturbation of another person? Yes, we all want to be listened to and appreciated, but who wants to listen to and appreciate another? The other? Is the stream of consciousness of, say, a famous poet or politician worth more to us than the st