# As Slow As Possible

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-slow-as-possible/958660>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [January 30, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-slow-as-possible/958660 "2022-01-30T20:34:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pitchmeister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pitchmeister/32/3459_2.png) [@Pitchmeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitchmeister)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-slow-as-possible/958660/3 "2022-01-30T21:44:21Z")

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Here’s something I posted 7 years ago:

> [@I pit John Cage's " 4'33" "](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-john-cages-433/697814/33):
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> … I was actually in that church, and while I would hesitate to describe what I witnessed as music, the atmosphere was really special. It’s a great installation and performance art at the same time. … I find the whole thing interesting on a philosophical level - if we as a society can agree to uphold this for 600 more years (and hope to not have the church destroyed by some war) we must not be having many problems. To me, that’s an uplifting thought.

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