Does reading the works of the dead stifle the progression of

forget all about your stupid questions and write about those beautiful chickens. much more aesthetic.

>>9296161
i have to agree with this

>he fell for the modernism meme

>>9296151
No. But not doing so creates self-mocking, aspiration-less drudge. See the "alt" lit movement for example.

>>9296151
>Does reading the works of the dead stifle the progression of literature?
No
Also, "progression" of art is a meme.

>Is writing, or any artistic endeavour really, about the artist's personal enlightenment, making fame utterly irrelevant?
Well, the fame is generally supposed to irrelevant. But art doesn't have to be about enlightenment, it is about what the artist wants it to be.

>Are humans supposed to invent AI and then die?
No, I really don't see how you could support this claim. It's techno-religious babble, as far as I see.