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Old 08-21-2015, 08:11 PM   #144 (permalink)
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I also think one of the main driving factors is the decline of the music industry with the internet and free downloading, record companies don't have the power and influence they once had culturally, so there is less to rally against.
As far as the decline in youth musical rebelliousness goes, I think the internet affects them more by how it democratizes music. Hard to get excited by Nirvana when you can find ten million other bands of the same quality or better playing all different types of music.
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