[LAU] The democratization on music might not always be a good thing...

Mark Knecht markknecht at gmail.com
Thu Nov 4 16:51:15 UTC 2010


On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 9:45 AM, Darrin Thompson <darrinth at gmail.com> wrote:
<SNIP>
> Tools that make art easier are always going to result in a flood of
> new and completely uninteresting art. Oh well. The orbit of the planet
> is usually unaffected by that.

Hence the title of my little thread...

> But I think the lesson of history is
> that in the long run, it accelerates the pace of innovation, even if
> it makes things ugly for awhile up front.

And I find that a compelling reason to re-title my little thread:

The democratization of music might not always be a good thing on Day 1... ;-)

I found responses from everyone interesting. Thanks!

- Mark


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