Rant that's somewhat but not entirely related to a parallel thread:
Not every damn thing in the world needs to be new and original. Human society persisted for a hundred thousand years on re-performing the best works to each other, writing new ones all the time but not throwing everything old out. That's not a bad way for us to live.
A good retelling of an old story or a good performance of an old piece is still new art.
Michael T. Bacon, Ph.D. /
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2024-05-23 20:43:37
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