tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387121480756369510.post1247213312515398304..comments2013-02-02T20:22:10.481-08:00Comments on Paranoid Android: Mechanical Reproduction and Art: an (anesthetic) for the masses?Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934731861857686261noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387121480756369510.post-83383684369982823132011-09-18T14:37:49.362-07:002011-09-18T14:37:49.362-07:00Thanks for the clarification, Ryan - I don't t...Thanks for the clarification, Ryan - I don't think I quite understood how the process of "deaurafication" left people uncontemplative or what contemplation actually is, for Benjamin's purposes.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17934731861857686261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387121480756369510.post-67948606504095573022011-09-13T21:19:47.895-07:002011-09-13T21:19:47.895-07:00great post, mike. there's a lot to think about...great post, mike. there's a lot to think about here. <br /><br />one point that i'd like to make about your reading of the anesthetization of art: i think that benjamin's point was that mechanically reproduced art has a tendency to gloss over its own means of production. as people view more and more works of art that have little or no "aura" left, they become habituated to that unreflective practice of judging the work by how it makes them feel. they can't talk about the artist's process or the technique, or even the technologies used to produce the piece. this is what leads us to a state where we can "agree to disagree" on the meaning of a work and its influence in the world.rylishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850918870712699552noreply@blogger.com