Comments on: Faking it real http://robotic-rodents.com/2009/12/30/faking-it-real/ making the world go round. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:50:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: steph http://robotic-rodents.com/2009/12/30/faking-it-real/comment-page-1/#comment-585 steph Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:15:20 +0000 http://hippiesque.com/blog/?p=138#comment-585 Hey Ray, it's true that we used to borrow methods and techniques in antiquity, but today, we're no longer re-using the knowledge of craft, we are essentially importing only the goods. In this way, there is a lot less room for the development of a local craft. In studying the use and makes of jewellery in history, it struck me that patterns take a long time to evolve. It may also be true that because we are seeing things in the spans of decades, and not thousands of years, it's not possible to identify the current trend of things relative to other patterns in history. Hope *that* makes sense :D Hey Ray, it’s true that we used to borrow methods and techniques in antiquity, but today, we’re no longer re-using the knowledge of craft, we are essentially importing only the goods. In this way, there is a lot less room for the development of a local craft.

In studying the use and makes of jewellery in history, it struck me that patterns take a long time to evolve. It may also be true that because we are seeing things in the spans of decades, and not thousands of years, it’s not possible to identify the current trend of things relative to other patterns in history. Hope *that* makes sense :D

]]> By: Ray http://robotic-rodents.com/2009/12/30/faking-it-real/comment-page-1/#comment-584 Ray Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:18:11 +0000 http://hippiesque.com/blog/?p=138#comment-584 Material Culture has always been some kind of measure to identity of past peoples and societies. As a student in Anthropology it became evident that some markers were in fact not products of "true regional identiy" but borrowed goods as well as methods . That may be used to trace origins or interactions at times..... however.. Looking at the Now, one wonders for sure... how our relationship to our enviroment as well as our Unique Identity has become blurred by the Fakeness- or the sacrifices as you mention. This is true ,sad to say, for music, literature, and even the concept of self at times. hope that made sense? Material Culture has always been some kind of measure to identity of past peoples and societies. As a student in Anthropology it became evident that some markers were in fact not products of “true regional identiy” but borrowed goods as well as methods . That may be used to trace origins or interactions at times….. however.. Looking at the Now, one wonders for sure… how our relationship to our enviroment as well as our Unique Identity has become blurred by the Fakeness- or the sacrifices as you mention. This is true ,sad to say, for music, literature, and even the concept of self at times. hope that made sense?

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