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LOL, 4 years #Critics of the #MusicIndustry have been labeled #Rockists and Elitists 4 complaining about the decline in the quality of lamestream Music quality for decades, especially in #PopMusic, but we were right and something had to give.
BTW, you can loathe #Poptimism not because you hate Pop Music, but because you care about it.
#MusicCriticism #Poptimist
https://web.archive.org/web/20230802192125/https://www.billboard.com/pro/record-labels-adjust-expectations-pop-stars/ -
My anti #Poptimism, continued-
But we shouldn't forget that #GothMagazines of old were often just giving descriptions of Albums & Singles, not real reviews much less negative ones.
Let's avoid looking back at the past with rose tinted lenses.
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Yes! to this question by @inquiline:
I keep thinking of Be The #Algorithm in the not-too-distant historical context of Be The Media. Who's writing this?
#The80s #The90s analog #MutualAid #Indymedia help us understand #mastodon #OpenSource vs #BirdSite #poptimism conundrum:
#wfmu #freeform #CollegeRadio #zines #IndieRecordLabels #Cassette #CassetteUnderground #comics #comix
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#Usenet #BBS #TheWELL #EchoNYC#Commodon #InfrastructureStudies
https://mastodon.social/@inquiline/109414515340610793