Re: [microsound] the great depression of experimental music?

["b.phenix" <bp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>
> music we will all have time to make. We already work
> longer and harder for our necessities (just the food
> and shelter bit) than any of our prevoious ancestors
> (at least here in the U.S. - which is numero uno now
> at wasting our time at nothing but the day job).
>

I'll let all the opinion wanking go unabated but this is simply not 
true.

to quote Robert Fogel's The Escape from Hunger and Premature Death:

.... contrary to much of public opinion, the lifetime discretionary 
hours spent earning a living have declined by about one-third over the 
past century...In 1880 four-fifths of discretionary time was spent 
earning a living. Today, the lion's share (59) percent is spent doing 
what we like. Moreover, it appears probable that by 2040, close to 75 
percent of discretionary time will be spent doing what we like, despite 
a further substantial increase in discretionary time due to the 
continuing extension of the life span.

in case you don't know who Robert Fogel is you can see his bio here:
http://nobelprize.org/economics/laureates/1993/fogel-autobio.html