Technology and Audio
Posted on January 30, 2012 with 0 comments
Have you heard the term, Creative Destruction? It's really about the two faces of technology - It's an analogy to the Hindu Deity, SHIVA. who creates and destroys - And it's something we're all living with in the music industry!
But consider the two faces of technology:
What a technological advancement offers most attractively, is a more efficient choice. Consider travelling to Chicago. With the technology of your body, you can make it from Princeton to Chicago in about 10 days 13 hours; With the technology of the automobile, 14 hours; And with the technology of the jet plane, under 2 hours.
And
Technology, in its fulfillment of efficiency, will effectively eliminate other choices. For example, with the advent of digital photography, film photography has become much less popular and the once established Eastman Kodak Company is now closing. Our North American Society, without extenuating circumstances, will choose the most efficient means to an end in terms of dollar cost, ease of use, and time investment. And in this way, newer technologies replace older technologies.
Notice I didn't say that technology brings pleasure, peace or fulfillment in life, only efficiency......