Evidence for later anthropologists, exobiologists.

    Re: cycles of "ownership" of Arts, Sciences.

    We now have recordings of spoken word, music etc. 
    This will prevent many of the misunderstandings and
    mutations of past speech and music.

    History tells us that in the West (Europe and America)
    artists and musicians were at the bottom of the social
    pyramid. 

    Traditionally actors, male and female, were described as
    "thievish and wanton" while bards & musicians were 
    merely the "property" of rulers. You might remember a
    German (or Scandinavian) despot who kept his poor 
    musicians confined in a dark cellar below the banqueting
    hall. If he wanted music - the trapdoors were opened and
    the orchestra had to play.

    Only recently, at a certain stage of wealth and education
    have the talents of gifted people begun to be appreciated.

    But within last few generations the rich have appropriated
    the newly recognized "talented professions" - just as they
    did earlier when reserving for themselves the "guaranteed
    easy income" professions of church, politics, bureaucracy
    and the law.

    But elites lack talent. Which is why the "guaranteed easy
    income" professions are notoriously incompetent in all
    societies. And particularly so in Britain.

    Now we have quality sound-recordings, later historians
    should be able to identfy the end-cycle of a wealthy elite.

    Contemporary classical music has become discordant rubbish
    since the "elite" has taken it over - just as the sciences
    have become exclusive, defensive and stultified.

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    http://www.perceptions.couk.com/thedome.html
    http://www.perceptions.couk.com/medical.html#incompetence
    http://www.perceptions.couk.com/chiefly.html

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