Hi Steve, As for quotas, people like myself who don't enjoy working in most company, academic or religious situations will always find our way. On the other hand, if there was more work it would make it easier for the entrepreneurial types like myself to earn the money to pay for our exploration. I know that my friends in Canada have more money for innovation and exploration and the media is definitely more sophisticated politically than here. Artists create that sophistication in many different subtle ways. Just think of the comparison between the Shakespeare program at Stratford and the local sitcoms and live TV here in the U.S.. It just gets more and more dumb. It is embarrassing.
It also doesn't help when we have to deal with Art's organizations abroad who do not give us the kind of respect for us to market out products seriously. I've heard the term Ugly American but this list will attest to the kind of response that I've gotten from European organizations who treat American schools like Americans are alleged to treat third world countries. It can get very ugly in a country where out of every 100 qualified artists only 2 will ever get paid for that they trained for. Why? Because the media has a conflict of interest and actively advertises against the serious arts unlike in Europe. We have two whole news networks that continually demean the arts. Driving across Canada was a joy. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Kurtz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ray Evans Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 9:51 PM Subject: The Efficient Society (was Hidden Assumoptions) > Ray,, > > Heath discusses "free riding" and "suckers" during the first 1/4 of the > book. "Efficiency", in his view, goes beyond economics to include social > organization, security, and cooperation with both carrots and sticks. An > internal morality combines with naturally selected hierarchies based on > TRUST. Scale(size) of the group dictates what works best. > > I'll report more after I finish it. He hasn't discussed the arts yet, > but Canada has a protectionist approach which I don't care for, since it > is in effect a quota system and results in reverse discrimination, much > as does affirmative action in some cases. As in the US, arts education > (as well as physical educ) have been sharply reduced or eliminated due > to budgets reflecting commerce first educ priorities. > > These are the opinions of an immigrant here less than 3 years. > > Steve > > -- > http://magma.ca/~gpco/ > http://www.scientists4pr.org/ > Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a > finite world is either a madman or an economist.--Kenneth Boulding > >
