Agreed, and guitar-oriented music isn't the same as it used to be - or at least from the observations I've made as a sample size of one, that which resonates with newer generations.
Polyphia is one of the big bands that are fully instrumental and also maintain the spirit of virtuosity (more aligned with metal than rock, but the guitar-centric piece is there). There are other amazing guitarists and artists in a fairly interconnected community such as Jason Richardson, Plini, ichika, covet, etc.
I would likely agree overall interest has waned as it's not as mainstream as it used to be. But I'm more inclined to say guitar-centric music seems to be going through more of a transformation to fit the mainstream or certain niches than sunsetting as GP said.
I haven't read through all the other comments here, but attending class and learning the content aren't mutually exclusive.
I sympathize with the reason why students cheat, but I can't see that those reasons are the same as what you say. You don't need to attend classes to learn the content nor display mastery - I appreciate a good syllabus for that reason where you know what is expected and can learn on your own time. I liked the approach the author of the article took for that reason. But none of this requires cheating.
I can see why this would lead students to cheat, but this looks to me like a strawman in addition to victim blaming (on part of the prof).
Completely agree, but this seems to be a common theme in the whole comment section - everyone is painting everything in black and white with personal preferences despite acknowledging that personal differences exist.
If one can't empathize, I'd hope one would at least be able to sympathize with another's objectively different
situation.
Reminds me of HAL Laboratory (videogame developer involved with the original Super Smash Bros. and its sequel, Super Smash Bros. Melee) who did the same thing except with IBM.
Very much appreciate this! I've been interested in studying higher level mathematics mostly as... well, just an interest and also to brush up on things that now feel long forgotten but didn't know where to start and wasn't really looking to attend school for it.
I follow artists I like as a way of adding them to my library and "like" particular songs if I want them more accessible without having to go to the artist page. This is the way I listen to what I want (along with occasionally making playlists).
I actually really enjoy the ability to effortlessly
discover new music I never would have found otherwise that Spotify gives. The recommendation algorithm can be weird at times, but I hear liberal use of likes and dislikes helps though YMMV.
As an aside, everyone else I've seen using Spotify tends to strictly build playlists and not really follow any artists. Not really sure what to make of that.
I don't mean to dismiss algorithmic discovery entirely, I should say. It's good if you want it. But mostly I play stuff I've gleaned from elsewhere (read that article, got a suggestion, whatever).
Polyphia is one of the big bands that are fully instrumental and also maintain the spirit of virtuosity (more aligned with metal than rock, but the guitar-centric piece is there). There are other amazing guitarists and artists in a fairly interconnected community such as Jason Richardson, Plini, ichika, covet, etc.
I would likely agree overall interest has waned as it's not as mainstream as it used to be. But I'm more inclined to say guitar-centric music seems to be going through more of a transformation to fit the mainstream or certain niches than sunsetting as GP said.