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I am indeed guilty of neglecting this. So is everyone else, but I guess it stands out to me because I do consider it a worthwhile goal, to sit on the sofa, put
by mortenjorck 17y ago
I am indeed guilty of neglecting this.
So is everyone else, but I guess it stands out to me because I do consider it a worthwhile goal, to sit on the sofa, put on something like Jóhann Jóhannsson's IBM 1401: A Users' Manual, and just listen to the movements the way I would watch a movie.
But I never do. I always feel like I have to be doing something while listening to music, simply because it's possible. It's true; I don't know what to look at, what to do, if I'm not watching a live performance.
- bryanh 17y agoIt seems society has a notion that music alone cannot in and of itself be the only event.
- smokinn 17y agoI imagine that's a byproduct of our productivity fetish. If we can do something else, but we aren't, we feel lazy.
- prewett 17y agoI know I do. I finally gave up going to classical music concerts even though I love classical music because after about 30 minutes, my brain was too tired to listen to the music any more and my mind wandered.
- anigbrowl 17y agoThat's why I prefer dance music (including very abstract stuff like Autechre which many people find unlistenable). If you want me to explore the music, don't ask me to sit still for it.
- araneae 17y agoI don't think it really has anything to do with music in particular, but just our attentions spans in general. I mean, right now I'm on HN, texting, IMing, listening to music, watching anime, and coding. ...