Music is the most direct example. Observe how the majority of popular music relies on simplistic themes, heavy repetition, and disproportionate emphasis on the artist rather than the work. The design is not accidental; these trigger and target lower brain responses.https://twitter.com/VillabencH/status/1039460674093690880 …
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It is widespread because of the associated pleasures; the same reason fast food is widespread. There is an addictive property to distraction; the more one engages with it, the more it establishes itself, a vicious circle of unconsciousness. Real art is the opposite of this.
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