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Marx is quite interested in rock music as an arts culture of substance, which was true wrt how tastemakers thought at the time, but now seems obviously silly. The dreaded pop-timism that followed was just a natural continuation.
Feb 25, 2026 08:43AM
Blank Space: A Cultural History of the Twenty-First Century

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Marx's thesis is very similar to Douthat's 2020 book, The Decadent Society.
Feb 23, 2026 12:24PM
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