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> The ability take a song, popularize it enough for consumers to want more of it, package it in a way that consumers will pay for it, and distribute it widely e
by vouaobrasil 2y ago
> The ability take a song, popularize it enough for consumers to want more of it, package it in a way that consumers will pay for it, and distribute it widely enough that a large number of consumers will pay for it, is very difficult. And very valuable. It's the difference between the 0.01% of music that makes money and the 99.99% of music that doesn't.
Well, I believe that beyond a certain point, we should not have the capability to reach such a large audience in the first place. The entire phenomenon of globalization reduces meaning for the individual and is not a societal improvement.
- csallen 2y agoI disagree. Participation is optional. There is always the option to move to the woods, live in a small cabin or group of likeminded people, and keep to yourself. There is always the option to listen to the music you want. If that isn't enough for you, then your goal must extend beyond wanting to control your own experience and into wanting to shape society, which means shaping the experiences of others. Others who are doing just fine following their own preferences and don't particularly need you to limit their options to conform to your preferences. Meaning is purpose, purpose is reason, reason is intention, and intention is by definition an artifact of the mind. The only one who can reduce your meaning is you. If the fact that music spreads far and wide to many people whose taste doesn't match you reduces your meaning, then that's because you choose to reduce your own meaning.
- vouaobrasil 2y agoCapitalists shape society beyond what they want too. They work to make optional technology mandatory. Don't tell me about shaping the world. Everyone does that, only they use lower-level mechanisms. Most others aren't doing just fine, though, and many probably would like a better world. All people try and shape society: right, left, anarchists, greens, etc. There is nobody that does not.
- csallen 2y agoI have no qualms with wanting to shape the world when it comes to trying to put your own creations, opinions, etc, into the world for others to have the option to consume. But I'm not a fan of wanting to shape the world by stopping people from doing things.
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