Hi Ryan, Wow, brilliant piece! Thanks for sharing it. I'm a big fan of O'Reilly as well.
I did have one question, though: On Mar 11, 2013, at 8:41 PM, Ryan Tanaka <[email protected]> wrote: > For those of us who dreamt of building a bridge between the world of art and > tech, these recent developments do not bode well for our near-term futures. > Art rarely flourishes during periods of conflict, and this time around it’s > not likely to be any different. But to a certain extent, the clash between > the two worlds was bound to happen sooner or later — a result of pent up > dissatisfactions and unexpressed opinions that have been building up for > decades on end, which is only now coming to the light of the public eye. Is that really true? In my very limited understanding, periods of conflict are actually a great source of inspiration for art. The sixties produced some remarkable folk music, for example. More precisely, maybe there's a certain "critical level" of conflict that is productive. With stasis, the classicists win and nobody does anything new. With revolution, the technologists forget everything except survival. Perhaps art is only produced when the "conflict" is at a level where it challenges but does not actually threaten our identity, so that we both can and must question our identity and express it in new ways. Is that what you meant? > But the silver lining is all of this is that these clashes are a sign that > the two sides are now in convergence, which will force a number of > interactions to occur, even if many of its initial contacts may start in a > hostile manner. After the dust starts to settle, however, new opportunities > are likely to emerge among the more moderate and progressive wings of the two > worlds. Then, perhaps a renewed interest in the creation of a bridge once > more. I'm actually much more hopeful about the bridge. While I agree Schwartz's death pushed my fellow tech-nerds to be more "radical", I interpret that as pursuing engagement rather than violence. Even now, I'm seeing signs of Silicon Valley seeking to emulate Hollywood rather than merely conquer or displace it: http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregsatell/2013/03/04/what-netflixs-house-of-cards-means-for-the-future-of-tv/ Would you agree? Cheers, -- Ernie P. -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
