> -----Original Message----- > From: David Rastall [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 3:03 PM > To: David Tayler > Cc: lute-cs.dartmouth.edu > Subject: [LUTE] Re: players getting better--was Trench Fill > > On Feb 3, 2009, at 1:55 PM, David Tayler wrote: > > > Players getting better: > > They are better at everything. > > ...Hey--who here plays worse, come on, fess up old timers! > > Here's one old-timer's take on it: as someody once said "Old age and > treachery will triumph over youth and skill." heh! heh! heh! > > Seriously, it's a Darwinian thing: those who adapt to changing times > will prevail. Those who don't...won't.
That may be stretching Darwin's intent a little far. Consider the continued popularity of Segovia amongst the masses, perhaps one of the most inflexible pluckers in the recorded history of pluck. Darwin recognized that individuals don't adapt. That's the role of populations, and diverse populations tend to be able to adapt more quickly in the face of change. Best, Eugene To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
