What counts as MAYA has to do with the background context.

2024-10-07 · Bits and Bobs 10/7/24

For example, if you tried to introduce jazz in 1850 it would have been rejected.

Jazz is a speciation event in a coevolutionary space.

It required a certain background context to emerge from.

An essay from TS Eliot on artistic genius depending on a background of tradition, of shared context.

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