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>>874050
>Songs with heavily repetitive choruses, the lyrical depth of a paddling pool and simple instruments
Alongside with technological advancements and the decentralization of music industry music has come to change its role in society. When initially it was only used for ceremonial purposes or at gatherings, and could only be listened to in such instances, it now has taken a much more passive role of just buzzing into someones ear while he's doing something else and has his smartphone in his pocket. Not only did this change the role of music, it also changed its nature. Instead of being this complicated masterpiece with thought provoking lyrics for someone to concentrate on it has changed into a rhythmic sound you can bang your head or tap your toe to.

Same goes for art. Previously the goal of art was to represent reality - events, people, places. The more skilled the artist, the higher his brushwork, understanding of geometry, lightning and perspective, the more sought after his works were. It took a lifetime of study and practice to become skilled enough for your pictures to represent reality well, and this was highly revered.

Then photography came about. This changed the role of art. It had to find another place for itself. Now instead of portraying reality as it is, it started dealing with concepts and experimentation. That is why abstract art became a thing or why by googling art you will not see the accurate portrayal of reality. Many who don't appreciate modern art have come to despise it and believe it has devolved, reversed its progress. In reality it has just changed because people stopped caring about what they cared about before.

Soon the role of movies will change too once it is possible to digitally produce them with good quality at a cheap price. It has already started with shorts and vines and whatnot you can find on YT.

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