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The author seems to be ignorant of the fact that minimalism predates geeks discovering it. Minimalism has been prominent in art, music, linguistics, literature
by wheels 16y ago
The author seems to be ignorant of the fact that minimalism predates geeks discovering it. Minimalism has been prominent in art, music, linguistics, literature, philosophy, etc. for much of the last 50-100 years and no doubt has reared its head many times over the preceding centuries.
- siglesias 16y agoRegardless of the semantics of what minimalism is aesthetically, the author is referring to the particular idea that creative types ought to have minimal clutter environments to produce good work. The author countered this notion by stating that many creative individuals, regardless of the "minimalism" of what they produce, can have cluttered, messy work environments! ex, minimalist composer Philip Glass:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOM_YtP5f0U&t=0m50s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOM_YtP5f0U&t=0m50s