Buried and Forgotten
In a post-scarcity society, manufacturing would be cheap. Goods are easy to come by, keeping us comfortable and fed. We can spend our time at other pursuits, such as the development of futuristic technology. Some economists argue that such abundance is impossible. Cheaper food, they suggest, will grow more mouths to feed. For data, on the third hand, we already have a post-scarcity economy. With current equipment, it is nearly free to copy data. One original movie, song, game, or program... can be distributed to the internet overnight. Access to these services would be universal.
Predictably. Moneyed interests enforce artificial scarcity. Legions of programmers, lawyers, and other hacks extract payment from anyone sharing in the culture. They dont care who they exclude, only maximizing their own share. The U.S. legal system changes its rules to suit the powerful. For example, The Copyright Act of 1976, bought by bribes from Disney Company, expanded the length of copyright from 56 to 7
I love Blood on the Tracks, Desire, and Street-Legal.
But his personal brilliance decreased. Brain damage and fame have bereft him of much relevant to say.
Cynicism and pride lead him to idolatry. Joey Gallo or Frank Sinatra arent worth remembering.
JFK is relevant. Murder Most Foul is an unlistenable 17-minute slog, coming from the same genius who wrote Subterreanean Homesick Blues. I am glad he listed all that stuff he thinks is relevant, its a censorship-resistant way to transmit the background of the time. Pretty clever actually... horrible though.
EDIT: If I ever manage to listen to the entire thing without falling into a coma, I will write an analysis.
If the Magma Cube Waited
A random interval charging up its jump before jumping a proportional distance, it would be a much more dangerous and interesting mob.
Its far from the lowest Dylan has fallen. But where is the energy, the connections, the reasons why any of it matters!
Watch Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
Today it is as more valuable as when it was created. Anybody who gets the chance could benefit from watching it.