Dr ZEE
Anti-Pro Circles Insider
Sweet, here's what Dave (Reel) said:
"The digital revolution has devalued recording itself." .... (by making digital AND Analog recording more affortable? Right?) ...
... so enabling more people to record music in BOTH digital and analog fashion "made" the recording music less costly and thus RECORDED music less "valuable" (in terms of $$$$) ? - if so, then with that I agree. And, yes, - less people can record music, less recorded music is available - the higher Cash Value is of any given recording.
But then he said!:
..."in that sense digital recording has devalued music itself in the long run", and this changes the "angle", the picture and the conclusion rather dramatically.
Basically what he is saying now is this: "The More people record their music - the lesser value of the music overall". This is false. If it was not false, then the conclusion could be drawn as follows: "In order to keep the value (read - the quality) of the outcome of an activity at a high level, "we" must restrict the access to that activity for the masses and keep it open only for a small circle of individuals - THE Elite. This is an elitist view and, from where I stand - it's a detestful one. (- not -
)
I am not "throwing stones" ..heh heh
, I just disagree with the "logic"-chain-conclusion 
Dave also said: "in the turnaround it's not given the world any more good or quality music,... just more music that's everywhere." (more music of ALL sorts, I must add!!!!!) , - and with that I agree, and I'd say that is where it should be left
/respects
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p.s.
As for Struggle as an engine of "creativity and ingenuity", heh-heh, that's a good one. It's also a separate "topic" and a pretty complex one.
It is Not that simple as: "More Struggle - Better Life",
There's more to that, and one of the core elements (just for sake of pointing out here) is presence of LIBERTY, and I am not talking about an adapted assumption of it in the "modern world", but rather about Liberty that IS Alive and Well.
btw, absence of liberty is a Fundamental form of struggle.
"The digital revolution has devalued recording itself." .... (by making digital AND Analog recording more affortable? Right?) ...
... so enabling more people to record music in BOTH digital and analog fashion "made" the recording music less costly and thus RECORDED music less "valuable" (in terms of $$$$) ? - if so, then with that I agree. And, yes, - less people can record music, less recorded music is available - the higher Cash Value is of any given recording.
But then he said!:
..."in that sense digital recording has devalued music itself in the long run", and this changes the "angle", the picture and the conclusion rather dramatically.
Basically what he is saying now is this: "The More people record their music - the lesser value of the music overall". This is false. If it was not false, then the conclusion could be drawn as follows: "In order to keep the value (read - the quality) of the outcome of an activity at a high level, "we" must restrict the access to that activity for the masses and keep it open only for a small circle of individuals - THE Elite. This is an elitist view and, from where I stand - it's a detestful one. (- not -
)I am not "throwing stones" ..heh heh
, I just disagree with the "logic"-chain-conclusion Dave also said: "in the turnaround it's not given the world any more good or quality music,... just more music that's everywhere." (more music of ALL sorts, I must add!!!!!) , - and with that I agree, and I'd say that is where it should be left
/respects
*************
p.s.
As for Struggle as an engine of "creativity and ingenuity", heh-heh, that's a good one. It's also a separate "topic" and a pretty complex one.
It is Not that simple as: "More Struggle - Better Life",
There's more to that, and one of the core elements (just for sake of pointing out here) is presence of LIBERTY, and I am not talking about an adapted assumption of it in the "modern world", but rather about Liberty that IS Alive and Well.btw, absence of liberty is a Fundamental form of struggle.
