Comment Re:After looking at this closer... (Score 1) 242
Of course, it depends what you mean by value. For economic-value, I can't really argue. But economic value enables artists to eat, by selling or getting funding for their work. Not eating's nasty.
For artistic-value, for connection-response power, I have to disagree. It's not just whether someone thinks their art is worth sharing, it's whether people are moved. Is a better to move many lightly or a few deeply? I think a few deeply. But where's the common value then? Economic-value, as you point out, is such a crass measure. It causes New Scientist, when discussing music, to use Stock as an example of the best.
But I, for one, am not going to be so deeply moved by Bert copying what Fred did last week. Repeat something startling and fresh again and again reduces the power, ultimately to meaninglessness. Listen to much politician-speak. Hear their cliches. Hear those phrases being tired and meaningless. They're using words that once had such power; so powerful they gained common usage. Now they've died of repetition. Substitute form for phrase, and you'll see why I believe we have to search for new expression, should discover, filter and encourage other people's new ways. Of course 99% is crap, but the 1%...
For artistic-value, for connection-response power, I have to disagree. It's not just whether someone thinks their art is worth sharing, it's whether people are moved. Is a better to move many lightly or a few deeply? I think a few deeply. But where's the common value then? Economic-value, as you point out, is such a crass measure. It causes New Scientist, when discussing music, to use Stock as an example of the best.
But I, for one, am not going to be so deeply moved by Bert copying what Fred did last week. Repeat something startling and fresh again and again reduces the power, ultimately to meaninglessness. Listen to much politician-speak. Hear their cliches. Hear those phrases being tired and meaningless. They're using words that once had such power; so powerful they gained common usage. Now they've died of repetition. Substitute form for phrase, and you'll see why I believe we have to search for new expression, should discover, filter and encourage other people's new ways. Of course 99% is crap, but the 1%...
