Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jul 26, 2015Replying to @zem42@zem42 It didn't have to be written that way. The story itself is that way, however you write it.1
zem@zem42·Jul 26, 2015Replying to @vgr@vgr i do see what you mean. wish i could articulate clearly why i disagree. some feeling that the world *should* (and can!) support art.31
Abraham Thomas@athomasq·Jul 26, 2015Replying to @zem42@zem42 @vgr I'd rather we figure out food, water, healthcare, education, equality & rights for all.3
zem@zem42·Jul 27, 2015Replying to @athomasq@athomasq @vgr wasn't the point i was making; my point was ideally arts should be supported by something other than market forces1
Abraham Thomas@athomasq·Jul 27, 2015Replying to @zem42@zem42 @vgr but in this case we're not supporting art, we're supporting a bottled-water, fancy coffee, artistic snowflake lifestyle.11
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jul 27, 2015Replying to @athomasq@athomasq @zem42 Am wary of judging others' consumption. I support via market mechs on merits of the output. What they do with $ not my biz11
Abraham Thomas@athomasq·Jul 27, 2015Replying to @vgr@vgr @zem42 Precisely! I think this is my view in a nutshell.1
zem@zem42·Jul 27, 2015Replying to @athomasq@athomasq @vgr i dislike that view because it means the production end optimises for popularity. i do agree other strats have impl. issues.2
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jul 27, 2015Replying to @zem42@zem42 @athomasq Would you agree the natural opposite of popularity is elite tastemaking? Is there a third way?2
zem@zem42·Jul 27, 2015Replying to @vgr@vgr @athomasq the third way is long-tail art where you only care if your fans like it. needs to be decoupled from financial desperation.21