Comments on: Five more best picture noms is at least one too many http://www.semanticargument.com/2009/06/26/five-more-best-picture-noms-is-at-least-one-too-many/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:55:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paul van Winkle http://www.semanticargument.com/2009/06/26/five-more-best-picture-noms-is-at-least-one-too-many/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Paul van Winkle Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:48:18 +0000 http://www.semanticargument.com/?p=422#comment-101 As Ed Tufte (www.edwardtufte.com ) has often said with religious fervor: "progress is often measured in data density" - how many bits and bytes can be jammed per unit of time and/or area, and processed, has come to determine a level of human intellectual, technological and evolutionary capacity. Eg., cable TV also has increased in programming density reflecting an advancing evolution. And importantly, as world and US population will DOUBLE within the next 41-45 years (astounding but true), more worthy (and unworthy) films are simply being made. Instead of adding another awards show (agh!), I'm in favor of increasing the density of the existing primo de modo imperfecto. The Academy surely also needs mo'money - a lot mo'. And since when did capitalism ever suggest it was after quality -- not quantity? Never. As Ed Tufte (www.edwardtufte.com ) has often said with religious fervor: “progress is often measured in data density” – how many bits and bytes can be jammed per unit of time and/or area, and processed, has come to determine a level of human intellectual, technological and evolutionary capacity. Eg., cable TV also has increased in programming density reflecting an advancing evolution.

And importantly, as world and US population will DOUBLE within the next 41-45 years (astounding but true), more worthy (and unworthy) films are simply being made. Instead of adding another awards show (agh!), I’m in favor of increasing the density of the existing primo de modo imperfecto.

The Academy surely also needs mo’money – a lot mo’. And since when did capitalism ever suggest it was after quality — not quantity? Never.

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