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Thanks for the quote! However I think it's more about Coke being a consumable and arguably a commodity... and not entertainment. I'm pretty sure there will al

• jdietrich 8y ago
  >Thanks for the quote! However I think it's more about Coke being a consumable and arguably a commodity... and not entertainment. America commoditised entertainment through technology. The radio and the gramophone allowed a farmer in rural Maine to listen to the Metropolitan Opera in their own home. Movie theaters brought the greatest actors in America to every small town. The egalitarian nature of popular culture stands as one of the greatest defences of consumer capitalism. A reversal of that trend points to a fundamental and worrying change in society.
  • ghaff 8y ago
    The commoditization you describe though is for entertainment forms that can be incrementally replicated at little to no cost. In that regard, entertainment is more commoditized than ever with things like streaming music and video services. Arguably, there's more VIP-style pricing discrimination than there used to be for in-person entertainment. It's probably easier with online booking. But good concert seats or opera tickets were never particularly cheap.
    • icu 8y ago
      Exactly the point I was trying to make but I did not articulate it as well as you have, thanks! I would say 'premium' entertainment cannot be displaced by time and space.