u/themothhead

The French painter Paul Delaroche was purported to have said, upon seeing his first daguerreotype photograph, "From today, painting is dead!". Similarly, some current artists fear being rendered obsolete by AI image generators.

The painting obviously persisted, and continues to live alongside photography as a fairly common form of artistic expression. It's uncertain at the moment how AI will affect art in the long run, but I imagine it will persist in some way.

What I am asking is, has any art form been made almost entirely obsolete by a technical advancement? People obviously continue to pursue practically outmoded techniques as a form of leisure (such as knitting), but some are so impractical that they have completely died out (painting on the wall of a cave with pigment made of animal blood is essentially pointless now that paper exists).

Are there any more examples of art forms that are almost completely lost?

I'm trying to think about all of the comics I've read in which Frank has been killed off, permanently or otherwise. It seems like a lot, but for a regular human who gets in as many gunfights as he does, then I guess the number is low. Alternate reality stories count too!

Here are the ones I can think of:

Punisher: The End (succumbs to radiation poisoning and nuclear fire)

The Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe (suicide after completing his mission of, yes, killing the Marvel universe)

Punisher MAX - Jason Aaron run (riddled with bullets after a final, decisive gun battle with Wilson Fisk)

Dark Reign (decapitated by Daken)

Can anybody think of any more? What's your favourite?

Or something else?

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All 3 of these are a similar price at the moment. I love survival games, and am looking for a new one to get lost in. For context, I loved:

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The Forest, V Rising, Subnautica

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I liked:

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Grounded, Stranded Deep

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I didn't like:

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Green Hell - couldn't get to grips with the controls.

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Abiotic Factor - Didn't like being inside, I want to build!

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I want a good feeling of progression, and never to feel directionless. I like exploration. I don't want to go too insanely hardcore in terms of difficulty. I like an ending, but am not averse to an endless world ie. Icarus. Help me decide please, I'm too indecisive!

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Thanks so much in advance

Or something else?

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All 3 of these are a similar price at the moment. I love survival games, and am looking for a new one to get lost in. For context, I loved:

​

The Forest, V Rising, Subnautica

​

I liked:

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Grounded, Stranded Deep

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I didn't like:

Green Hell - couldn't get to grips with the controls.

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I want a good feeling of progression, and never to feel directionless. I like exploration. I don't want to go too insanely hardcore in terms of difficulty. I like an ending, but am not averse to an endless world ie. Icarus. Help me decide please, I'm too indecisive!

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Thanks so much in advance

Is there any music around like this? I know it's a stupid joke song but I genuinely like the quiet/loud dynamic, yelled vocals and general air of pathetic despondency. Hit me up!

I was just fantasising about how incredibly hard an X-Files/Backrooms crossover would go. I'd also love to see Mulder and Scully investigating the Nightmare on Elm Street murders.

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These two concepts would have slid so nicely into The X-Files canon, in my opinion. What other mysteries would you love to see Mulder and Scully tackle?