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Brian Eno

Editing is now the easiest thing on earth to do, and all the things that evolved out of word processing - 'Oh, let's put that sentence there, let's get rid of this' - have become commonplace in films and music too.

Brian Eno

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Brian Eno is saying that because editing text became simple with word processors, similar easy editing techniques have spread to other creative fields like films and music. This means rearranging or removing parts, which was once difficult, is now a normal and frequent part of making music and movies.

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