> Here the mass media—which precisely because they are technical media are duty-bound to forgo everything unseemly and gratuitous—are conforming to the abominable convention of showcasing lady harpsichordists with snail-shell braids over their ears who brainlessly and ineptly execute Mozart on jangly candlelit ancient keyboards.
Man, this guy would have hated piano youtubers.
Is there any argument here other than "Adorno is an old git who hates change, young people, and popular entertainment"?
> Consequently, when the masses come into contact with it, they are no longer by any means coming into contact with the thing itself but rather with a predissected, cliché-ridden product of the culture industry, which gives them the illusory sense that they could become actively involved in culture.
"Once everyone likes it, it's no longer good"
It's a remarkably small-c conservative screed for someone who's normally classified as a left philosopher.
Man, this guy would have hated piano youtubers.
Is there any argument here other than "Adorno is an old git who hates change, young people, and popular entertainment"?
> Consequently, when the masses come into contact with it, they are no longer by any means coming into contact with the thing itself but rather with a predissected, cliché-ridden product of the culture industry, which gives them the illusory sense that they could become actively involved in culture.
"Once everyone likes it, it's no longer good"
It's a remarkably small-c conservative screed for someone who's normally classified as a left philosopher.