The article "Remix and Remixability" has some very clear points about remixing and diversifying the world we live in.
It's the idea of individuality - the way we blend, use, change and copy can alter anything from culture to a music track. We break things down to simple forms and then build them back up in our way - making a mark on something and adding your own personal touch on the world. for example, Manovich describes how DVDs nowadays can be cut down into chapters, whereas with videos it was one stream of tape.
It almost sounds like our world is changing to suit this need to remix. We are slowly adapting to make everything we use and interact with something we can change. Something that can be improved by somebody else. It's the idea of no boundaries - Manovich describes that you used to be able to tell who did the remixing - i.e whether it was a professional or not - now amateur and pro mixing is almost inseparable the software for remixing is becoming mainstream and it's like a snowball - no one can stop it.
Refer to article: Remix and Remixability by Lev Manovich
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