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Samir Jaju's avatar

But this argument has been made over and over throughout history and was proven wrong everytime someone made it, in the subsequent years, decades and centuries. Evolution in the medium or tool never made art cheap -- in fact, it made it better. People today have access to a professional grade camera in their smartphones -- that's didn't lower the quality of video content. In fact, we are living through an explosion of high quality content. One simply can't keep up with great content coming out on YouTube, Instagram and our streaming services. Today is the era of peak TV -- great TV series are being produced, more dollars being invested, more viewership being acquired. But great movie making was never impacted negatively because all people were handed a professional camera and anyone could now shoot a video. Rather, think of these tools as a ramp -- inviting many to engage more deeply with the craft. Figma or Photoshop didn't damage design, but made it better!

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Siddartha Tummala's avatar

This is one of your finest writings, Sindhu. Every sentence, every line, and every word hits home. Your views strengthen the need for a wider societal discourse. By the way, I couldn't hep but notice this might be one of the very few (or the first?) publication of KindredSpirits that starts with a capital letter!

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