The thing to be remembered is that this cheapened and multiplied access to amusement is the product of the machine age, intensified by the business tradition which causes provision of means for an enjoyable passing of time to be one of the most profitable of occupations.
Dewey critiques the commodification of leisure activities in the machine age, emphasizing their profitability.
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Is the public much more than what a cynical diplomat once called Italy: a geographical expression?
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