Music in today’s society is incredibly pervasive. We live in a world that thrives around constant noise and “iTunes.” In addition, everyone has a different taste in their music, what way they listen to it (whether it be on an iPod, a radio, another form of mp3 player, etc.) and how often it is poured into their ears.
Record companies and electronics companies live for new music and new products that make people spend more time with their head in the music rather than whatever else they should be doing. Perhaps this makes the industry too pervasive. How often does one see a young adult walking with headphones in their ears? This “fad” can be distracting to young people, especially when they would rather listen to their music than their teacher. What is all the “pervasiveness” doing to tomorrow’s adults? Hopefully, music will only evoke creativity and stimulate intellectual development, rather than provoke degeneracy and cause violence.
All these differences in music taste, headphones and time spent listening to music might also be changing the way we (as a people) might see each other. We seem to be growing apart and changing because one person likes one genre versus another. Music might be incredibly important to some, but distracting to others. Some companies dominate, while others falter. These differences certainly make music what it is, but what is it really doing to us?
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