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“That was the killer for the music industry. It just was. That's when everything became algorithmic, and that's when people stopped knowing the same songs.”

Rick Beato, at 6:59 of “The World Ended In 2012... We Just Didn't Realize It” on Rick Beato’s channel.

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  1. 6:44 of live streaming. Live streaming started on YouTube, I think, in 2011. But really, if it wasn't for that
  2. 6:51 4G, and now we're on 5G, which created that instant access to video content, and that's really the
  3. 6:59 culprit. The video content, or being able to game on your phone, on mobile devices. That was the killer for the music
  4. 7:07 industry. It just was. That's when everything became algorithmic, and that's when people stopped knowing the
  5. 7:15 same songs. It used to be everybody knew the same songs. I harp on this all the time. I wonder if I'm
  6. 7:20 the only person that thinks this. I can't be. I know that there's a lot of people that think the
  7. 7:25 same thing. I'd love to hear what your thoughts are. Hit subscribe, leave a comment. Thanks for watching.

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