Ayale-com.785 net.space utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!yale-com!harley Tue Feb 2 12:14:01 1982 poking agin for the record, i am an artist (writer & painter, mostly) who supports himself by programming computers. i know a number of other artists. i don't know any ARTISTS who disparage technology. i know a few humanists who disparage technology, but they are in the minority. personally, i don't disparage technology, but i tend to be very thoughtful, so i think a lot of technology is not worth having. like food processors & neutron bombs. i know a lot of scientists too, & a fair number of them have a very limited appreciation of art. the scientists/technoligists i know who do appreciate art tend to be humanists as well, so i think the comparison of techno-humano is balderdash. there are just people who are more limited than others. however, they don't bother me as much as people who are DEPENDENT on technology. - me again (yale-comix!harley) ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.