It's interesting, that buried inside that older notion of 'it will get better by the year 2000', is a sense of being looked after by the powers that be. At least, it may have been thought that by 2000 we'd be able to take care of ourselves economically. What we've seen since the 70s is a wholesale attack against normal people from above, from the wealthy and powerful. From jobs, pensions, banking, commerce, advertising, it seems like what the 'future' really is is the fight to not be exploited. The trust that 'it will be alright' has turned to a hopeful dream, probably never to be fulfilled without a serious struggle.
How this will relate to music, I'm not sure, but I know music will be more important to people as times get harder. Andrew -----Original Message----- From: Marsel // Nomorewords.net [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 21 April 2004 10:47 To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: RE: (313) the future i guess, a part of it could be because the year 2000 has passed? as 2000 wasn't that far away for a long time, and with the magic of the number, like 'dreaming' that would be a year when "all things would be better / utopia" filled in, by everybody their own purposes / dreams and i guess, we need to get use to 3000? as being more exiting 2100? or 2500? like that's the new year when "everything will be ok" but a bit too far away ? 2100 maybe?
