I'll give you a f'r instance.
If I listen to 10 compilations of local music and the overwhelming majority is mediocre, homogenised indie music, does that mean the remaining couple of tracks will stand out above the crap - or will those remaining few tracks be dragged down to the same level, tainted by association and context?
You tell me.
They will stand out, if only by comparison.
ReplyDeleteThis is what teachers refer to as the halo effect (or, actually, the opposite of the halo effect). It's something critics need to be aware of and think critically about ...
ReplyDeleteBut it's not particular to the Web 2.0 environment, it's just amplified by abundance in that environment ...