Sunday, November 9, 2014

Stop the music.


One of today's  popular myths is that everyone wants to have all their waking moments scored with music, generally the lowest form of pop. Ergo everywhere you from the local Starbucks to most medical offices and, most recently, every TD bank, you are forced to listen to mediocre tunes sung by mostly untalented singers. If this myth is true then why does Amtrak have quiet cars and why are they always full of passengers of all ages eager to avoid any kind of chatter, music, or other distracting noises? The answer is that the music industry has created a false belief about America's desire for constant music, so they can sell crappy songs and costly sound systems, and rake in monthly rentals from millions of restaurants, stores, and any other indoor or outdoor venue. Fortunately for them most Americans are sheep who do not bleat when they are being herded in any direction. I suspect that if any chain installed a quiet section, as Amtrak has quiet cars, they would be very popular and lay to rest the modern delusion that everyone wants their life filled with noise.


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