Re: [microsound] the culture industry

[Xdugef <info@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> q1: has the steady stream of swill coming from the 'culture industry'
>  
> given people the impression that music is disposable and hence not  
> worth paying for?

I think this is a possibility

> q2: is filesharing a  _symptom_  of the devaluation of cultural  
> artifacts or simply a problem in itself?

I think it has more to do with technology .. manual labor is devalued
because robots don't go on strike. Technology allows perfect and
infinite copies devalues artifacts because anyone can have it without
manufacturing costs (no labor).

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