Many may think that when Krukowski says “The marginal, the rejected, the repressed, is what the powerful have decided that it is not useful at this time” He was not referring to the antiques that are not available anywhere, which in themselves are art. But I must say that before mentioning this, Krukowski gave us an explanation of a phrase by a revolutionary person, giving us an understanding that old things have great value. He wants to get at the fact that with the marginalized, society can have different perspectives, tastes and ideas.

The powerful are what everyone appreciates. On the other hand, the marginalized are what only a few detail-oriented people appreciate. According to Krukowski, being “surprised” is not helpful. For social platforms, it would be chaos, and for auditory platforms, it could be as bad as it is good. But “discovering” offline, Krukowski says, would be as calm and easy as going to a bookstore. For him, this is important because the difference is that when you go to a physical space, you enter another world. On the other hand, when you enter a web browser, there is no one else. There is only you and the algorithm. Your level of learning is limited because you only find the answers to your questions.

The big difference in music listening between the ones enabled by Forced Exposure and the ones that Paul Lamere works on with platforms like Spotify is that Forced Exposure discovers music from around the world and allows you to explore beyond your expectations. But on platforms like Spotify, what happens is that it works with an algorithm that recommends songs similar to the ones you like (basically, it’s predictable), limiting your right to explore and discover beyond the world of music.