Thesis: The advance of musical technologies has caused people with unique musical talent to be thrust into the backdrop of popular musical culture.
Based on Marx's claims and arguments in his essay, "Does Improved Technology Mean Progress?" I believe that Marx would find my thesis to be a good example of what he wants to emphasize....
Winner would probably want me to think about whether or not it is truly the technology to blame or actually the situations in which the technologies were developed...
Based on Marx's claims and arguments in his essay, "Does Improved Technology Mean Progress?" I believe that Marx would find my thesis to be a good example of what he wants to emphasize....
Winner would probably want me to think about whether or not it is truly the technology to blame or actually the situations in which the technologies were developed...
Based on Marx's claims and arguments in his essay, "Does Improved Technology Mean Progress?" I believe that Marx would find my thesis to be a good example of what he wants to emphasize. He presents the question of what exactly progress is, and whether or not it actually is a good thing. Marx argues that many western cultures see technological improvement as synonymous with social progress, and that simply is not always the case. It is universally understood that technological advances in sound and amplification have influenced music. Whether or not this advance in sound systems and the like is really for the better of the musical world is the real question, and Marx, I think, has the same opinion about the more broad subject of technology in general. Marx's raises the very pertinent question of if we are progressing in technology, then to what are such advances moving us towards?
Winner would probably want me to think about whether or not it is truly the technology to blame or actually the situations in which the technologies were developed. This is a good thought to examine because most popular music is the result of the demand from the audience. Would the audience have demanded similar things without the technologies we have? Would the popular culture have demanded artists give up what they really desire to perform? I think Winner would agree with me in that this subject is a pertinent one and the more we know about it the more we can see its impact on society.
Winner would probably want me to think about whether or not it is truly the technology to blame or actually the situations in which the technologies were developed. This is a good thought to examine because most popular music is the result of the demand from the audience. Would the audience have demanded similar things without the technologies we have? Would the popular culture have demanded artists give up what they really desire to perform? I think Winner would agree with me in that this subject is a pertinent one and the more we know about it the more we can see its impact on society.
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