Re: Hackers and Painters

[Matt Hargett <matt () use net>]

Rodney Thayer wrote:
> At 06:40 PM 9/21/2004 -0400, Sinan Eren wrote:
>
>
> > i would consider python as an "artwork" and Guido as the "maker".
>
>
> I think 'art' and 'maker' are not appropriate together.  a maker
> builds brick walls.  a creator creates art.
>
> and if they use 'hacker' not as a security thing I think
> that's stupid.  it was cute in the 70's when people around MIT
> used 'hacker' and 'hack' and there were seven different spellings
> of 'nerd' but that's wrong now.

Jesus tap-dancing christ, what a dumb topic. But I must chime in, of course.

Art is in the eye of the beholder. Someone could crap out some code over 
a weekend with no sleep, and in their mind they are suffering for their 
art. It is art to them. I would imagine that not a lot of people 
considered Brillo boxes to be art before Mr. Warhol presented them as 
such. I suppose it's who the joke is on and whether or not you fall for 
it yourself.

This reminds me of something I heard Damon Albarn say once, "I don't see 
why people take things so seriously -- it is just pop music, after all."
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