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Good point about science, eg mRNA Covid vaccine development. However because of social media emboldening cookers, the Western public is increasingly anti-science. Even the number of Flat-Earthers is on the increase.

Acrual law is online and yet delusional Sovereign Citizens make up their own law and have become deadly terrorists.

As for the arts I disagree even though I personally embraced the technology.

I was inspired by techno in the mid 90's using daisy chained old Roland gear. Each person could afford one and together they were complete. It was punk ethos.

I then formed perhaps the first laptop electronic band in the world to take ot to the next level. Three of uswho already had computers banded together because each 80486 computer was not powerful enough on its own. The next generation of computers saw us splinter to go solo because we could.

Now I jam and record weekly with custom software over the Internet — me in Australia and other guy in Switzerland. But this space age workaround is out of necessity because locals in Sydney are unavailable. I would prefer to be in the same room for the vibe and have made a callout in local forums.

Respondents supposedly liked my music enough but nothing ever came from it once I revealed that there are no upcoming gigs and I am not interested in chasing gigs either. Youngsters seek fame (as always) while the older ones seek paying gigs to afford their rent. They don't have time for creative collaboration for its own sake.

From a community standpoint, it was better pre-computer. Even night club DJ's performed a different role as collectors and curators. Spotify has killed that. It is the enshittification of music.