On Thu, 16 Aug 2001, Douglas Quebbeman wrote:
>
> Yeah, and I always considered MTV to be one big marketing
> outlet. At least I appear to have this in perspective now...
You're so right. I've always resented the way MTV, radio stations, etc.
tell kids and young adults what music they are to like, and I doubly
resent the eagerness with which the subjects flock to obey.
Obligatory Rush lyric, from "The Spirit of Radio":
"One likes to believe in the freedom of music,
But glittering prizes and endless compromises
Shatter the illusion of integrity."
> Or of a generation or programmers who rose to serve marketing's needs.
I don't know if it's a property of the generation itself or just of Evil
Corps that have made it so, but there are certainly a good number of such
people. There's a very outspoken one that always ends up in at least one
of my CS classes every semester. Oh, and did I mention that he is
Microsoft's "student representative" for the University?
--
Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss_at_subatomix.com
Received on Thu Aug 16 2001 - 11:47:56 BST