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RE: ""Thoughts from above hit the people down below"

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In Reply to: RE: ""Thoughts from above hit the people down below" posted by Sordidman on November 13, 2008 at 17:10:38

>>> Why is it so hard for the industry to understand that they will be rewarded for bringing value, instead of punishing everyone for gouging?
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Yep. I hear ya. Unfortunately the popular music industry seems to be taking an ever-more-extreme "fast-moving consumer item" approach to music. Get folks to buy it, like it (but not for too long too long), dispose of it, then move on. Churn it over. That puts them in direct competition with other fast-moving forms of titillation: computer games, fast-food, soft drink, ring tones etc. Much of popular music = fashion. Hmmm, does popular music shape society or vice versa?.. and in what ways... seems to be about getting folks to $pend.

This has been occurring with many things we once thought should deliver long-term satisfaction: phones, televisions, audio systems... Note, I don't think this approach is being adopted by all, perhaps just many, especially the big players.

My hope is that this approach will not hold up in the current financial environment and that this model will be exposed as short-term gain resulting in long-term pain. A return to longer-term satisfaction... I am not holding my breath tho.

Rant over! I have to get some work done ;^)

Raymond

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