tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post4965246192240340669..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Artists in the Digital AgeJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-88437763809686752802015-08-23T09:04:14.438-04:002015-08-23T09:04:14.438-04:00The printing press was supposed to ruin literature...The printing press was supposed to ruin literature. It didn't.<br />The newspaper was supposed to ruin literature. It didn't.<br />The pencil was supposed to ruin literature. It didn't.<br />Radio was supposed to ruin literature. It didn't.<br />Cinema was supposed to ruin literature. It didn't.<br />Television was supposed to ruin literature. It didn't.<br /><br />The piano, the pipe organ, Jazz, the electric guitar, Hip Hop, synthesizers, and a bunch more were all supposed to ruin music. They didn't.<br /><br />Woodblock printing was supposed to ruin art. It didn't.<br />Acrylic paint was supposed to ruin art. It didn't.<br />Digital imaging was supposed to ruin art. It didn't.<br /><br />Napoleon Bonaparte called the steam engine nonsense. It wasn't.<br />Bicycles were supposed to corrupt the youth. They didn't.<br />Women were supposed to be overwhelmed by education and suffage. They weren't.<br />People weren't supposed to survive speeds beyond horse or sail power. They did.<br />The sound barrier wasn't able to be broken. It was.<br />Reactionaries were supposed to be able to predict the future. They couldn't.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.com