Back when I was 7 I thought that magazines were icky. The only time that one had kept me entertained was on those horrible plane rides where my DS died and I had nothing to do. However, like many 7 year olds, I was wrong. Magazines really aren't all that icky, they're actually really great. If magazine's had never been invented, I probably wouldn't even have a DS. Magazines let advertisers reach a mass audience. So, if we lived in a world with no magazines, advertising a product would only happen locally. Until TV, only huge mega-companies would be able to reach an audience. What I'm trying to say here is that without magazines, our economy and progress in the world probably wouldn't be as large as it is today.
Magazines opened the way for things like photojournalism and celebrity news, keeping many people in the 1800's entertained. 200 years later, they nearly ever show up. The only magazine I've actually been subscribed to was those kids puzzle magazines, so what happened? As soon as radio showed up, it was like magazines took a stab to the heart. Many magazines shut down. The business demassified from a medium which could fit everyone into different sub groups. Now, there are less than a handful of magazines which are truly for everyone.
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