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[โ€“] ABasilPlant@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Answers in Progress made a (great) video about this:

why you were forced to learn the recorder in school

Highlight begins at 8:06.

There's a decent bit of history involved, going back to the Nazis in WW2.

It's not because it's cheap to manufacture, because it wasn't back in the day. It became cheaper because it grew popular. It was about unity and cultural identity.

Super interesting. Thanks!