Cutting the Bull on New Year’s Day

by Dajuin

The Chinese New Year means little to me except that, for a few days in the entire year, most of the bullshit in life suddenly and miraculously vanish. That, to me, is enough reason to celebrate. It is celebration.

Speaking of BS, I must recommend a book that I just discovered: “On Bullshit,” by Harry G. Frankfurt, Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Princeton University. And you can watch video snippets of an interview with the author on the PU Press site.

But why bring this up here? Because I think there is much to think about, in light of Professor Frankfurt’s “from the ground up” analysis, regarding the amount of BS in new music and sound art today. How do we deal with this topic in an analytical fashion?

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