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Capitalism Is Draining the Life From Our Culture Industries (jacobin.com)
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[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 77 points 7 months ago (4 children)

The fact these business types call it a "culture industry" is all you need to know.

People used to make up songs just for the fun of it and that was the majority of songs people knew. Now most songs you know are made specifically to generate money. Hell, kids sing jingles.

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 23 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I made up a song while putzing around the house this weekend. Sadly, I can’t imagine platforms willing to host a folk hero song about St Luigi and a sorely-needed revolution…

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago

try Bandlab, I might be able to whip up a guitar something to go along. I'm @hadriscus

[–] mhague@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Feels like culture meth. Too easy to hear the greatest musicians, see the best movies, play the best games. Our ability to enjoy "real" things is diminished and the only way to consistently get our fix is via culture industries.

[–] phoneymouse@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The term “culture industry” was coined by Horkheimer and Adorno, who were actually Marxist critics, so the origin of the term is pejorative, but the business types did adopt it.