Comment by mywacaday
20 hours ago
I was going to write how this would be cool in a kids drawing app but the thought that they might never feel the need to draw something from a different angle. I wonder what other activities have been lost to time and technology.
> what other activities have been lost to time and technology
- flintknapping
- the distaff activities: carding, spinning, weaving, etc.
- "teamster" as a very highly skilled occupation
EDIT: compare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD2ua6q8FFA&t=475s with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjZX6L5cnUg&t=11s
Socrates was against the invention of writing because it meant people lost the skill to memorize and recite
https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=3439
It really has been destructive. He anticipated the day in which you could change people's memories by editing the internet.
Depends on whether the kid wants to learn to draw, or just wants to create drawings.
Why might a kid not want to draw something from a different angle? In my introduction to drawing course I was asked to draw my non-dominant hand every day for a week, each time from a slightly different angle.
Because instead of doing that, they could have the computer rotate their drawing to a new angle.
I'd love to see what this tool does with bad drawings, heh.