On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 8:43 PM, <fons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 06:04:53AM -0700, Patrick Shirkey wrote:Unfortunately, much of this thread is mindless drivel as well:
> Yes, I agree the basic formula for mindless drivel has not changed much
> over the years. Perhaps that is why we have been dominated by a hereditary
> elite for so long now?
* Reducing a complex social process to a simplistic conspiration theory.
* Abusing ill-defined but suggestive terminology from Freudian psychology,
('subconscious', 'mind', etc.) ignoring everything this science as
produced over the last 30 or so years.
And what is this 'hereditary elite' ? The last few kings and kaisers
that remain here and there ?
Those who accept it get what they deserve. It's up to you to decide
> If we are accepting of this as the status quo then we get what we deserve.
if you are included or not.
Ciao,
--
FA
I would just like to point out some (perhaps irrelevant) points:
1. The great western classical tradition which started around Bach (or a few hundred years earlier depending on how you look at/hear it) suddenly died around 1900.
Classical music degenerated into varieties of insanities like serialism etc and pop/rock etc emerged over the next 50 years out of what was earlier simple folk music.
2. Western music has always used and experimented with varieties of well-tempering.
Equal tempering only took hold in the 20th century ie after 1900 see for example:
http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/~mrubinst/tuning/tuning.html
3. The 'greatest' wars that humans have ever fought happened in the 20th century
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