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well more accurately
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i think im gonna cry



thinking abt this again
adorno, on popular music

Hollywood and Tin Pan Alley may be dream factories. But they do not merely supply categorical wish fulfillment for the girl behind the counter. She does not immediately identify herself with Ginger Rogers marrying. What does occur may be expressed as follows: when the audience at a sentimental film or sentimental music become aware of the overwhelming possibility of happiness, they dare to confess to themselves what the whole order of contemporary life ordinarily forbids them to admit, namely, that they actually have no part in happiness. What is supposed to be wish fulfillment is only the scant liberation that occurs with the realization that at last one need not deny oneself the happiness of knowing that one is unhappy and that one could be happy. The experience of the shop girl is related to that of the old woman who weeps at the wedding services of others, blissfully becoming aware of the wretchedness of her own life. Not even the most gullible individuals believe that eventually everyone will win the sweepstakes. The actual function of sentimental music lies rather in the temporary release given to the awareness that one has missed fulfillment. The emotional listener listens to everything in terms of late romanticism and of the musical commodities derived from it which are already fashioned to fit the needs of emotional listening. They consume music in order to be allowed to weep. They are taken in by the musical expression of frustration rather than by that of happiness. The influence of the standard Slavic melancholy typified by Tchaikowsky and Dvorak is by far greater than that of the most "fulfilled" moments of Mozart or of the young Beethoven. The so-called releasing element of music is simply the opportunity to feel something. But the actual content of this emotion can only be frustration. Emotional music has become the image of the mother who says, "Come and weep, my child." It is catharsis for the masses, but catharsis which ke…
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surprisingly painless addition
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this is lovely btw


danii x willow
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thanks for introducing it to me, mine now too

this was a good post lol
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i've gained weight so my tummy looks like this now
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i know that's right

btw i stole this gif from geo
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geo highlight reel

i don't like spotify very much but it is convenient when things are nowhere else, and how can i not listen with cover art like that
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wisest people all time ranked: 1. my friends 2. soundcloud rappers 3. karl marx
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you just know some guy used == instead of >=

who wants to screw up this take with me a couple dozen times
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all friends come with benefits


whoever gets me for secret santa u know what to do

don't ask why i do the things i do
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like maybe futur or juliet have some 5d chess reason why this is acceptable but idk man