I can’t think of a clear thing to point to in the text—I think he’s more concerned with describing what’s happening than modeling its historical causes.
I can guess on my own account—I think the commodification of human life, rapid pace of change with respect to economic roles, and rise of mass-media advertising in the mid 20C accelerated a force already latent in American culture. But that’s my guess. TLP is more empirical.
What did he believe changed?
I can’t think of a clear thing to point to in the text—I think he’s more concerned with describing what’s happening than modeling its historical causes.
I can guess on my own account—I think the commodification of human life, rapid pace of change with respect to economic roles, and rise of mass-media advertising in the mid 20C accelerated a force already latent in American culture. But that’s my guess. TLP is more empirical.