Ok, I think I see how I misinterpreted the original article. Eliezer (and you as well, I think) is not downgrading the contribution of artists; he’s just pointing out the original speakers’ hypocrisy. He claims that in reality, the speakers don’t feel that the artists have anything to contribute; but they publicly claim otherwise in order to appear more sophisticated (or something).
This statement I can agree with. Hypocrisy is destructive and wrong.
Ok, I think I see how I misinterpreted the original article. Eliezer (and you as well, I think) is not downgrading the contribution of artists; he’s just pointing out the original speakers’ hypocrisy. He claims that in reality, the speakers don’t feel that the artists have anything to contribute; but they publicly claim otherwise in order to appear more sophisticated (or something).
This statement I can agree with. Hypocrisy is destructive and wrong.