I still have the same LP (bought it during lunch while studying composition in NY during the late 70’s). One of the best things SR ever did.
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I cannot account for cultural differences in the usage of sympathy vs empathy but I can assure you that empathy is a much more collegial approach than sympathy. Most folks don’t want pity. They do want understanding and that need not be invasive of personal space (physical or emotional). Would you rather I have sympathy for you that empathy feels too personal or invasive or have an understanding of how you or your culture views that word? I would assume the latter. We can certainly agree to disagree if you prefer. Peace always.
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I do agree. Empathy is the art of making the effort to go and watch the world with the same point of view than the folks you’re empathetic with. There’s nothing personal about it, or intrusive.
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Kent, this of course being totally OT, in the German language sympathy has a more positive connotation, it is not often used if you pity someone else, rather if you are empathetic to someone. I know the use is not correct per se, still worth mentioning here.
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Different Trains?
@k_b, understood. All is good.
I assumed Music for 18 Musicians, the original LP.
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Could be. The long horizontal lines just reminded me of trains. But I’m sure you’re right.
I know both original albums and don’t disagree, but this was what I thought was meant:
One of my first Bandcamp album covers was an art piece made by a good friend who lives nearby and who used to be a coworker with me in a Philly-area startup. He took the score of a long piano work of mine and subjected it to some algorithmic processes and I really loved the result. I now have two of his artworks, both based on my scores.
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Completely off topic (for which I apologise) a similar sort of thing goes on with the note-taking/knowledge-management software Obsidian.
Clearly someone forgot to uncheck “Wait for next frame” here. 
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