sometimes they both win.. its just a matter of the circumstance. from recording equipment to djing to photography. they each have their pros and cons. it just seems that digital can fit on your keychain and analog you need a van to load it up. or at least a 92 pontiac grand am..which i have!!
For me, I really enjoy writing on my typewriter. The sounds the keys make when hitting the paper, the stack of typed words on the desk, it's real. For a writer, if feels like you produced something.
The computer has spell check, which is a friend and a crutch at the same time. I grew up using typewriters and learning to type in them. There was no internet until my freshman year of college, which was 91. The year of the Cypress Hill and Tribe and a year away from the first Wu and Nas.
I think the digital revolution has given more power the the independent artists, but it has made the term "art" a little less meaningful.
I prefer the analogue world because with that long process of creation, along with the mistakes made along the way, comes the true art of discovery.
Alas, there are no time machines (unless you read the book I'm writing) so I must adapt to the age we are in. In the past, I have written everything on a typewriter then transfered it to a computer.
Now, I am writing a novel each day on my blog.
The feel and look of analogue is what I prefer, but preference has nothing to do with progress.
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sometimes they both win.. its just a matter of the circumstance.
from recording equipment to djing to photography. they each have their pros and cons. it just seems that digital can fit on your keychain and analog you need a van to load it up.
or at least a 92 pontiac grand am..which i have!!
Thought about this one for a minute.
For me, I really enjoy writing on my typewriter. The sounds the keys make when hitting the paper, the stack of typed words on the desk, it's real. For a writer, if feels like you produced something.
The computer has spell check, which is a friend and a crutch at the same time. I grew up using typewriters and learning to type in them. There was no internet until my freshman year of college, which was 91. The year of the Cypress Hill and Tribe and a year away from the first Wu and Nas.
I think the digital revolution has given more power the the independent artists, but it has made the term "art" a little less meaningful.
I prefer the analogue world because with that long process of creation, along with the mistakes made along the way, comes the true art of discovery.
Alas, there are no time machines (unless you read the book I'm writing) so I must adapt to the age we are in. In the past, I have written everything on a typewriter then transfered it to a computer.
Now, I am writing a novel each day on my blog.
The feel and look of analogue is what I prefer, but preference has nothing to do with progress.
who cares?
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