Musicians and journalists are the canaries in the coalmine, but, eventually, as computers get more and more powerful, it will kill off all middle-class professions.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I happen to think that computers are the most important thing to happen to musicians since the invention of cat-gut which was a long time ago.
I'm not suggesting people abandon musical instruments and start playing their cars and apartments, but I do think the reign of music as a commodity made only by professionals might be winding down.
The spread of computers and the Internet will put jobs in two categories. People who tell computers what to do, and people who are told by computers what to do.
Music is too important to be left to professionals.
With Napster and the sharing of music, of course, there are going to be people who exploit it. Greed has no end. But there's a lot of good that could happen. We shouldn't let the economic concerns of the major labels infringe on our freedom to share music.
Music isn't only a profession.
Musicians are, by and large, not the most politically savvy crew.
The digital revolution has wrest a little control away from corporate publishers and white, male, middle-aged critics, but the financial value put on the job of the writer and the misconceptions around that make it extremely difficult to enter the profession.
Digital media has destroyed much of the magic and mystery of the medium.
The point is, technology has empowered so many musicians, you know?