Members Kramerguy Posted July 9, 2010 Members Share Posted July 9, 2010 I'm not nearly as optimistic .. I think teens are too vein to not embrace the very latest in technologies as they emerge- it's how they psychologically paint their parents as "old school" and surpass them on "cool".. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johnny-Boy Posted July 9, 2010 Members Share Posted July 9, 2010 "You guys keep talking about "old" and "new". New is always a temporary thing, part of its power is in its "newness". It gets old, and eventually will get recycled" - Grub"Change is related to growth. If you do not change, you do not see, hear, feel, know or go toward anything more than what you are now. In order to gain, in any way, you must change what "is" now"John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillBrasky Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 Here's the whole interview.I did not know that Prince was in a religious cult (Jehovah's Witless, err, Witness.) One of the comments after the story mentioned that the JW's do not like the Internet and encourage members to avoid it. I guess if you run a religious cult, information can be extremely dangerous.I take back what I said. It's not a ploy. I think that he has always been messed up in the head. So what's worse - having an ego bigger than Earth, or joining a religious cult? Please don't make me choose. Prince has gotten a lot of flack for saying that, but I agree...somewhat. What the man is trying to say is that people are relying too heavily on the Internet for all forms of marketing and distribution. I also feel musicians and label owners could be more creative about how they put their material out there. I think it's cool he gave away his cd with the newspapers. He knows it'll find its way online anyway so why not give it away with a newspaper and make it relevant front page content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fatusstratus Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 If that's his message, I think he derailed himself and sort of fell victim to it too. So maybe the internet has problems like a {censored} signal to noise ratio so people try gimmicks to get "buzz". Like...making making outlandish and extreme comments like the internet being completely over. he talks about digital gadgets pumping numbers at people -- so he releases an album on a digital format AND names the thing with numbers. Then he attaches it to a medium that is mostly digital. Newspapers can be a lot more digital than music...it's a bunch of individual tokens like letters, characters and words that we READ as individual tokens. Playing the shock-rant card runs him into the same problem that a lot of the "new biz model" stuff does. It makes buzz alright - but about the comments and predictions all by themselves and how weird he's getting it kind of takes away from the stuff the comments are about or listening to the new album or any of that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members uab9253 Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 The internet remains interesting only insofar as the people who use it, make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SBF3000 Posted July 24, 2010 Members Share Posted July 24, 2010 I think he is taking back his music the only way he can, controlling it's distribution, etc.....like the good ol days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members richardmac Posted July 25, 2010 Members Share Posted July 25, 2010 I'm not nearly as optimistic .. I think teens are too vein to not embrace the very latest in technologies as they emerge- it's how they psychologically paint their parents as "old school" and surpass them on "cool"..First, I have to rag on you - how do you misspell "vain" but spell "psychologically" correctly? But I AGREE 100% with what you said. Well put. It's an EASY way for them to do it, too, because there are a whole lot of adults that absolutely suck at using a computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dessalines Posted July 26, 2010 Members Share Posted July 26, 2010 Add this to your deliberations...http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/09/opinion/09brooks.html I find the internet useful for facts, not content. I hate reading on a screen and I work in IT, which is a bit strange I guess. I love a good book and always have one with me. I do not see computers and electronic devices as GOOD things, the are simply things. We all need to use them as tools but we need to be careful less they take over too much space in our lives. I fear we are turning the internet and all that it connected to it, into a religion. I hope I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted July 26, 2010 Moderators Share Posted July 26, 2010 I fear we are turning the internet and all that it connected to it, into a religion. Would that make Al Gore the Messiah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JGermanesls Posted July 26, 2010 Members Share Posted July 26, 2010 Clearly, 'Prince' is OVER - he's a legend in his own mind. Nobody gets to be God - we're *all* just people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TeeDupree Posted July 27, 2010 Members Share Posted July 27, 2010 Theres no denying that Prince is an unbelievable artist. Or at least he used to be. However, the Internet is increasingly becoming a basic requirement of modern life, just like electricity and flowing water, and we havent seen anything yet as the Internet as we know it is still in its infancy. Or maybe Prince should get a Facebook account. He clearly hasnt tried Farmville yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dessalines Posted July 27, 2010 Members Share Posted July 27, 2010 Would that make Al Gore the Messiah? You might want to check out the link below. Apparently he would not be able make that claim anymore than he could claim the one that has been attributed to him, which he didn't. This is getting so confusing....http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted July 27, 2010 Moderators Share Posted July 27, 2010 You might want to check out the link below. Apparently he would not be able make that claim anymore than he could claim the one that has been attributed to him, which he didn't. This is getting so confusing.... http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.asp Actually, Des, I was joking...we all know Al Gore couldn't even invent (or Re-invent) Al Gore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fatusstratus Posted July 27, 2010 Members Share Posted July 27, 2010 Al gore actually had a pretty big role in making the internet so important though. I can use it to D/L pictures of Tipper. Oh Tipper I'm not touching myself while I look at you no! no touching myself that would be bad...and dirty so, so wrong not...touching...no touching TIPPER!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kramerguy Posted July 27, 2010 Members Share Posted July 27, 2010 Tipper was such a nazi - I'd touch myself to pics of her just because it would upset her to know that. And yeah, vain, vein.. meh, we all have our bad days lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members restart Posted July 28, 2010 Members Share Posted July 28, 2010 I'm not nearly as optimistic .. I think teens are too vein to not embrace the very latest in technologies as they emerge- it's how they psychologically paint their parents as "old school" and surpass them on "cool".. Methinks you are quite correct. Further, I tend to think it's the technology that has supplanted music for the youth of today. Used to a be a badge of honor to like (or hate) this band or that band. Now it's a badge of honor to have this gadget or that gadget. The music is still there, but it's just so much background noise now and certainly not very high on the totem pole of cool. As a matter of fact, one of the primary ways kids find new music nowadays is through adverts...selling...you guessed it...gadgets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dessalines Posted July 28, 2010 Members Share Posted July 28, 2010 Actually, Des, I was joking...we all know Al Gore couldn't even invent (or Re-invent) Al Gore... I thought, (subsequently), that you might be. What can I say? He coudn't re-invent his marriage? And so it goes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dessalines Posted July 28, 2010 Members Share Posted July 28, 2010 Tipper was such a nazi - I'd touch myself to pics of her just because it would upset her to know that. And yeah, vain, vein.. meh, we all have our bad days lol You're a bad, bad man.....:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IslandKeys Posted July 29, 2010 Members Share Posted July 29, 2010 I used to have a tad bit of respect for Prince. Not anymore. The guy has lost his marbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BuildingCastles Posted July 29, 2010 Members Share Posted July 29, 2010 Why the {censored} are you guys still here? If Prince says it's over, it's over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.