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I always thought that there is a specific cadence or rhythm to the human mind and I would create some music (or sequence of tones) that would get people addicte

I always thought that there is a specific cadence or rhythm to the human mind and I would create some music (or sequence of tones) that would get people addicted and I would sell it on a per-listen basis and make trillions.

mellowdream 6y ago
Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest discusses this, only it's a film.
ragazzina 6y ago
It's the 'motif of harmful sensation' trope.
diggernet 6y ago
Good luck with that. It didn't work out so well for the creator in Arthur C. Clarke's "The Ultimate Melody". https://archive.org/details/1957-02_IF/page/n71/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/1957-02_IF/page/n71/mode/2up