One of the repeats on this
page is the claim about how much has changed in the last decade or so and how
much more is possible. These bear on
selling, buying, creating and a whole raft of activity. All affect jobs, companies, economic
structures and a great deal else.
Here is a choice example in Quartz
dot com from the world of popular music.
This has been part of all our lives whether we like it or not. For the very many who do it is about
choice. For the many who did not because
of all the knock on and media effects it will still have an impact on what it
out there.
The story has made some of
the main media, but only on the basis of interest in the performer aspect and
how they link to their fans and the wider public. But not long ago in our town centre there
were many music shops, now all gone.
With them has gone the
best part of a major retailing and production sector that once offered jobs at
all levels and was among the leading choices for school and college
leavers. In the few visits to the town
centre the decline in other things is all too apparent.
In the remaining shop for
TV and audio equipment I spent a little time looking at the latest products on
offer. They were a world away from the
recent past. The big question it raised
for me was why bother any longer to attend live performances costing all that
time and money to do so?
We are told there is a
squeeze on middle incomes and that the future for many of the young is
grim. When will the full effect of
change impact not just on recorded performance, but most of the live ones as
well?
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