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Well, just like Printing press had destroyed history, religion, culture, literature, and etc. Radio had destroyed music industry. Cassette player had destroy
by jxy 3y ago
Well, just like
Printing press had destroyed history, religion, culture, literature, and etc.
Radio had destroyed music industry.
Cassette player had destroyed music industry the second time.
Internet had destroyed music industry the third time.
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- ipaddr 3y agoInternet killed the video store.
- beebeepka 3y agoEven Randy Marsh would agree to this
- carlosjobim 3y agoI will argue that mass media (print and broadcast) has been the most devastating force against culture in the world. You could count preaching in this category, as in the past the broadcast was a person traveling to spread a message and then a weekly church broadcast. People used to have different customs and culture in different towns and regions. What are today's nation states used to be a rich conglomerate of different people. But countless oral traditions and stories were lost forever, or altered permanently as monotheistic culture gobbled them up. When radio later came about, mass media became a tool of total control, and almost instantly the world was thrown into war and upheavals, as those who mastered the new medium could play the masses. The same with TV as a propaganda tool. Those nation states that destroyed the tribes and took in them are now themselves getting quickly destroyed by a global monoculture. Sure, there will be some traces left of the old, but a lot is lost every day.