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durrtyurr t1_j018tk2 wrote

Reply to comment by Guide_Worth in TIL Western music traveled to China in the 80s through these cracked cassette tapes. Once discarded as trash, and shipped to China's black market from abroad, they were purposefully destroyed by labels to prevent resales. And these tapes influenced a generation of musicians in China. by fangz_fabricated

The free thing is a total double-edged sword. yeah, people can get clothed, but it cuts the legs out from under retailers and producers in those countries and helps to prevent a domestic industry there that would improve the local economy.

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