Comment by TomSwirly
3 years ago
> The human impact is real, but how is it different from how carriage drivers felt about the automobile, or how typists felt about the word processor?
Because driving a car or typing is entirely different from making art.
> People who enjoy drawing can still draw, just like people who enjoy playing instruments can still play instruments.
"You can just sit at home and play your little instrument, and not bother anyone, is that good for you?"
Your contempt for art and artists is just awful. It makes me despair for humanity.
99% of artists have never been able to make a living at it. If you love art, you have to do it for the love, not the monetary rewards. Welcome to how the rest of the world lives.
Eh, using your line of thought in a reductionist manner would simply lead to "it was a mistake to crawl down from the trees".
Humans change technology, technology changes humans. It is a tale older than civilization.
Also, many people would consider racing a car a form of art in itself. Same with riding horses that cars caused the general replacement of.