Anyway, the main purpose of music as a medium was never to be listened to in isolation. That gaining popularity in the second half of the 20th century is an anomaly, and even then there was a social component to it, with people sharing and discussing music. Sub-cultures of this period were heavily tied to music. Without that social component, there would never have been any rock stars.

The decline of the music industry is in part due to increasing social isolation, which weakens shared cultural phenomena.

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