02-27-2019, 02:52 PM
(02-26-2019, 09:05 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: There will be a powerful movement to preserve intellectual work, for that can be the most human of all work. We will insist upon the human touch -- and being the human touch. Musicians themselves will insist upon being live orchestras instead of having synthesized orchestras.
At the least, live music and live theater are usually far superior to the recorded, let alone synthesized, varieties.
I think you're talking about the kind of work Bregman is praising, work that adds meaning, not just work that uses the mind to make money (like computer programming or robot design, or as he said, work to entice people to click on ads). Intellectual work which directly replaces factory jobs won't need as many people. But there will be a market for creative intellectual and artistic work. That would include all of the above, live and recorded, orchestral and synthesizer.
It's all the human touch; just different media. Myself I love recordings because you can hear them again and listen intimately. Playing records has been a lifelong pastime of mine, and I have played them over the radio and the internet on my programs. I love synthesizer music, especially the ambient variety. The latter is the best music made today. That instrument has come a long way. I still love the orchestra too though, and always have; and since I was 14 in 1964 I love a good rock band too. These days, the original creative talent is not so much evident for either orchestra OR rock band, though. It would be nice if it were again.