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How US scrap CDs fueled China's underground music scene
Original: In the ’90s, the US sold millions of broken CDs to China, creating a huge underground music scene https:// fed.brid.gy/r
In the 1990s, the United States exported millions of discarded and broken CDs to China as scrap. Rather than ending up discarded, these discs circulated widely and helped Chinese listeners discover Western music, contributing to a large underground music scene. The story has resurfaced as a striking example of how waste exports unexpectedly shaped another country's culture.
Why now: A retrospective story about an unusual cultural side effect of 1990s waste exports is being shared again.
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- In the ’90s, the US sold millions of broken CDs to China, creating a huge underground music scene https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upwo rthy.com/in-the-90s-the-us-sold-millions-of-broken-cds-to-china-creating-a-huge-underground-music-scene/ · upworthy.com@web.brid.gy · 2
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