User:Bluejacket08

File Sharing
Sharing music amongst peers is fine as long as you feel out the crowd, and pick out something everyone can enjoy. The music industry has stopped trying to reach as many people as possible and is more interested in gaining those that purchase the most C.D.’s thus the reason Top 40 radio has gone to hell. Everything in American culture has gone to hell really, this country was founded on quality of life for the citizens, but the citizens forgot about quality and began to care more about instant gratification and convenience. Though a persistently convenient world is a world controlled by the government. If everything were perfectly convenient there would only be one choice. Granted someday that may be the choice of highest grade and quality, but still there would need to be speculation about what could happen to the American people at that point. This form of convenience would leave us open for terrorism at its highest level, not only by outside forces, but by the forces that be. We’re nearing a point in history in which the dollar no longer rules, therefore something else must. There is a silent war between every lifestyle as to whom or what will reign and society is losing it. The only way that society can win is with the right soundtrack however, and the soundtrack that’s being given to us is causing the dumbing our nation. This isn’t to say that the American people aren’t smart; it’s simply stating that the music we listen to takes our minds off of things of importance like, for instance, music. Picture this, everything that man creates, creates a possibility. So if the music that is being presented to the masses is unacceptable by much of the masses they will then go and find something different that appeals to them more. What appeals more to many people who are unsteady with what’s being played for society, is usually something that doesn’t appeal to society at all. Bands like Avenged Sevenfold come to mind. The media we like shapes the world we live in. If there is no music at all, then there is only science, taking away color, and leaving us with shades of gray (think Star Wars meets the Jason Bourne). The best possible solution is to live like the baby boomers (James Bond meets the Beetles), though the chances of everyone listening to and enjoying great music like that is doubtful. The point is people need a beat to follow, but if the beat that is being given sucks then people find their own melody, thus the emergence of file-sharing. Is it stealing? Yes. Is it seen as such? No. The only problem is, that the music industry doesn’t put enough time and effort into creating a superior product, they settle for mediocrity and the American people pay them accordingly. If better music were being produced then revenue for the music industry would rise, because people would care about the bands and musicians, and not see them as superficial faces essentially begging for a buck. People don’t respond well to beggars, but they do respond to quality service. If a homeless man were to stand with a rag and a spray bottle at an intersection instead of a sign, he would come out a lot better. From previous said, I get an overall opinion that the RIAA’s efforts to stop piracy are futile and that the best way to fight the problem is to simply provide the people with more music in a less convenient format i.e. records. This will force people to accept quality over quantity and allow record companies to slow down, chill out, and really think about what they’re going to produce. This being said, records are made with petrol (oil) and if we were to commit to this route we would need to stop using oil in cars and other products, forcing scientist to come up with a better way to power our planet (It would be best to de-motorize society completely, but that’s a topic for another day.).

Bluejacket08 19:08, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Freddy

P.S. My views are exactly that, not that of Stephen Colbert nor do they have any affiliation with anyone else