By speaking of the Masses, I am following the lead of Ortega y Gasset, in his book The Revolt of the Masses.
He was describing Europe in 1930, but his insights are still applicable today. The People have turned into the Masses. Something that was not anticipated, and after it happened - not recognized.
This was an irreversible change - once it happened, it could not be reversed. And it was a complete change - the people it happened to, were not aware of it - and continue to be unaware of it.
Our intellectuals can now speak of Mass Culture - but they can do this, because they are not part of it, themselves.
There is a huge communication gap between the two groups, that cannot be bridged.
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