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Savages.

• eru 16y ago
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_ignorance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_ignorance
  • mscarborough 16y ago
    Good point, but it's possible that he enjoyed the process somewhat. Recording 'I am sitting in a room' probably became a little tedious for Lucier as well, in all the time he spent from conceptualization until completion. And even if he did not enjoy it at all, patio11 makes another good point about it being a better background story for the piece.
    • eru 16y ago
      Yes, you are probably right. My comment was aimed at the snobbery over the unwashed masses.
      • dschobel 16y ago
        If you can't see the humor in feigning elitism over shell scripting (shell scripting!) I really can't help you.
        • eru 16y ago
          Yes, that interpretation is more charitable. I guess I am too afraid of Unix fanboyism, because I tend to fall into that trap myself, when I am not fighting it.