Taking the proposition in paras 1, 2 and 4 as read (I don't have the evidence to judge if it's true or not, but it feels right), the question is - does it matter?
To which my answer would be: only if the trend is permanent. I think it's still too early judge whether this is the case, given where we are right now on the technology cycle. Downloading is still a new thing for many (and uploading even newer). So we're at the point now where hanger loads of music history has suddenly become available and shareable to more people with more access to the internet than ever before. It's understandable that there will be a tendency towards flagplanting in this environment. Once the technological learning curve reaches a more stable state (and once most music worth re-hearing has been championed), my guess is things will settle down and there will be a swing back towards consideration of the bigger picture.
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Date: 2007-04-25 01:46 pm (UTC)To which my answer would be: only if the trend is permanent. I think it's still too early judge whether this is the case, given where we are right now on the technology cycle. Downloading is still a new thing for many (and uploading even newer). So we're at the point now where hanger loads of music history has suddenly become available and shareable to more people with more access to the internet than ever before. It's understandable that there will be a tendency towards flagplanting in this environment. Once the technological learning curve reaches a more stable state (and once most music worth re-hearing has been championed), my guess is things will settle down and there will be a swing back towards consideration of the bigger picture.
The stuff in para 3 feels off-base to me.