Even passive audiences require periodic novelty from dominant artists

Evidence

These cracks in the monoculture revealed deeper truths about consumer behavior. Some basic cadence of novelty is required to win over even the most passive audiences. The stan mindset of unconditional love is a fringe position. As much as monopolist artists wanted to maintain control of the market forever, their monotony opened up space for competition. — W. David Marx, Blank Space, 684

Categorization

• XREF: Supports the counter-case that market collapse of difference is unstable — connects with reader’s plan to identify an era signature Marx misidentifies.