Re: SV: SV: Re: [microsound] no OS

[spw <stevepwats@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>> The import of an artwork is not a decision. It is complex and multi-faceted.
>> No artist has full control of what their work will mean, and they shouldn't
>> have either. Artists are not wiser than other people. But good artworks are.

well "good" artwork is subjective, art is just human social expression.
It's a social process by the human animal.

> yes, it's but a short leap from the act of creation to navel-gazing=2E and=
> =20
> only a tiny hop from navel-gazing to finding your head up your own ass=2E=20=
> 
> most troubling of all is that, at least in America, the society seems to=20=
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> run on nostalgia like cars run on fossil fuel, and it only increases the=20=
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> danger of navel-gazing, rehash music becoming the norm=2E and if you=20
> think that experimental or edge music is immune from that, well=2E=2E=2Eth=
> e=20
> cycle has accelerated, from good idea to old chestnut only takes a few=20
> years anymore=2E there's no sense of community in any style or genre=20
> like we are told there was in the past, it seems that everyone's goal is=20=
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> relentless self-promotion=2E this is not true of everyone, but it is true =
> of
> the=20
> most visible and successful artists=2E=2E=2Ewonder why?
> =2Edevon:

This has to do with rate of technological advancements how it effects modern
culture, also the media has to have some control over trend in how it
manipulates the populous.

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