In the way of hearing episode 5, Damon Krukowski illustrates how the development of the music industry has changed. Music is available everywhere nowadays but back then people used to get CDs and other related music from record shops. Apps like Spotify and Soundcloud have made it easier for people to listen to music and some suggestions that people might like. What I also think  Krukowski is trying to say is how the big companies have power over us and our interests, when they use algorithms, which collects personal data. Companies get the advantage of us by collecting these data and give us more suggestions that can be close to the kind of music we might like. After all, he pointed out how beautiful the record shops were and how they were full of information and knowledge about songs and artists. Entering it feels like entering a different world without the need of taking your personal information.

The point that I believe Damon Krukowski is trying to make with his statement in the beginning of the “Power” episode would be that those who have the power to present something to the world would be in control of what is considered to be the marginal, the repressed, and the rejected. This can relate to the differences between the powerful and marginalized in music because of how music producing companies such as pandora or Spotify can produce music based on what they feel the public would like to listen too. If the music company doesn’t think the songs are popular enough it gets put into a rejected category, whereas the more popular would be produced more frequently.

I think Krukowski was trying to hint at the idea that turning yourself more towards the marginalized (such as record stores or book stores) is a key to taking back power. Today in society, we use these apps run by large corporations that have an algorithm that gives us suggestions of music that is popular and will fit in with our tastes. Rarely will we find a song that is outside our comfort zone, because they only suggest what is familiar to us. As Krukowski says in his podcast, “They are replacing the freedom and chaos that is the internet at large with the control and predictability of their programs.” The only way we can take back the power to look for random music that is not manipulated is when we step into a record or CD store. In stores, you have to dig and sift through every single vinyl record or CD to find something to your liking. Through music, it shows how controlling the powerful (big corporations such as Spotify) is and how you gain back control through the marginalized.

In the “ Power ” episode by Damon Krukowski states, “ But might the marginal-the rejected-the repressed] not be a key to alternate approaches to art, to society-to power itself? ” His assertion refers to significant companies deciding what is olden, not crucial to humanity, and the consumers no longer need. How technology has taken people’s freedom away to go into a store to shop, explore, and recognize what items they need. When customers order online, they write the information on what they are looking for in the search bar. And according to what you entered, the computer takes you explicitly to that component and provides you with other objects you might interest in. Music indicates the differences between the powerful and the marginalized by the music companies deciding through an algorithm what songs you might like listening to verses an expert telling you which songs you will enjoy listening to now. In order to get knowledgeable feedback or come up with new stuff that you never thought you would be interested in listening to now, electric components have taken away from making human contact to talk to a music expert. This way, instead of selecting technology research for you, it gives you the power to govern your decision-making.

In the “Power” episode by Damon Krukowski states, “But might it [the marginal-the rejected-the repressed] not be a key to alternate approaches to art, to society-to power itself?” His assertion refers to significant companies deciding what is olden, not crucial to humanity, and the consumers no longer need. How technology has taken people’s freedom away to go into a store to shop, explore, and recognize what items they need. When customers order online, they write the information on what they are looking for in the search bar. And according to what you entered, the computer takes you explicitly to that component and provides you with other objects you might interest in.
Music indicates the differences between the powerful and the marginalized by the music companies deciding through an algorithm what songs you might like listening to verses an expert telling you which songs you will enjoy listening to now. Electric components have taken away from having human contact to talk with a music expert to obtain knowledgeable feedback or come upon new things that you never thought you might be interested in listening to now. This way, it gives you the power to control your decision-making instead of technology analysis choosing for you.

Every song is different from other and with each song you learn new things. As he said these days you can get music from anywhere as mostly from phone and it’s impossible for us to listen to all the music. Music is something that connects and makes us wanna listen more. With music it’s hard to find some other music related to it. As music isn’t all about what you hear but the words and meaning to listeners. With the technology it’s easier to get musics but impossible to access all music. We all have something that we like as each music is different so with new music apps it predicts the music that we have already heard but also related.

Damon asks” But might it [the marginal-the rejected-the repressed] not be a key to alternate approaches to art, to society-to power itself?’ Krukowski is trying to convey that maybe the overlooked and undervalued are vital to the discovery of different types of art. For years humans constantly push aside certain things due to the technological advancement of others. But what if people gave more attention to the traditional way of doing things? Maybe it can be an outlet for those trying to discover something that is in the minority rather than the majority. 

Music has the ability to demonstrate the deviations of the disparaged and the powerful. Krukowski conveys that big corporations such as Apple Music and Spotify heavily dictate what is played. This is due to the computer algorithms these companies input to manipulate what you hear. It is a prime example of the powerful using its resources to dominate and control what is used in society. Krukowski suggested that we can avoid these controlling algorithms by walking into a bookstore. But sadly in this day and age where big corporations have the technology to list millions of shelves of musicians in an instant, traditional bookstores cant compete. This displays how music can point out the differences between the powerful (big corporations) and the marginalized (book stores).

The author here talks of when he visited the record shop, where he discovered the documents, and the records were kept for a long time, and no one used them until the records had expired. Nowadays, people tend to stream music from the Internet or upload music applications in the form of Spotify, Soundcloud or YouTube instead of going to a music store to waste time collecting a CD. But the music record store is an art, and some people are using it. Krukovsky reported that he found a lot of information.

I believe what Krukowski means when he asserts to “the marginal-the rejected-the repressed” is that the power of marginalization comes from the people entirely.  Over time humans grasp on to something that will last for now but forget it later. By following this logic, he stating that their are also contradictions to his ideal idea of marginalization. He explains this at the very beginning of the episode in simple words, “even yesterday’s hits end up in the dollar bin eventually.” What we might consider marginal, changes over time and whatever catches on will have an effect.

        I believe what Krukowski means when he asserts to “the marginal-the rejected-the repressed” is that ultimately, the power of marginalization comes directly from the people. What some may consider insignificant now, may be of significance later on in their life. By asking this question, he indicates that the same ideology that marginalizes certain aspects of music is also used to contradict it. He explains this at the very beginning of the episode in simple words, “even yesterday’s hits end up in the dollar bin eventually.” What we might consider marginal, changes over time with the exposure to different lanes in music.