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@kfarmer:
Sounds to me like you're getting something out of everything but the actual content in front of you!  |
Nonsense. I get much *more* out of the experience when I have more of an experience. Readers have the consequence of removing a bunch of it, and homogenizing as much of the rest as possible. All your experiences are with the same unit (theoretically.. that's what Sony, etc would like to be the case), in the same quality, texture, smell, even typeface as everything else. There's little if any room for framing the art in any meaningful way.
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But if the content itself is good, it should not depend on the impact of other sensations to remain good.
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I would agree that good art speaks more widely. But that doesn't mean that it says the same thing, however, in every situation.
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When I read, I don't think about the state of rot in the paper I'm holding, or in how many ounces and available RAM is contained in my PDA. I can read on a noisy train, and I'm not disturbed until it stops and I realize I have to get off. I can enjoy a quality piece of art in person, on paper, on a movie screen, or on my TV. I can listen to an old album, and when I get into the music, the pops and hisses fade into oblivion.
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I saw a real Van Gough on Monday. Taking a photo (had it been allowed) would not have given anything close to the visceral impact that seeing it, presented as it was, lit as it was, at the various distances I could observe it (from thank-god-for-glasses to you-can-count-the-hairs-of-the-brush).
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I've never needed a particular medium to make the content enjoyable. I just needed the content, let my imagination soak it all in, and the medium became incredibly unimportant.
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And I'm not saying otherwise. What I *am* saying is that that medium contributes greatly to the experience.
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I'm not saying it sucks to be you. Just saying that Content is King. Long Live the King, baby!
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Read textbooks for content. For literature, the experience rules.