The real problem is that when a story triggers a powerful reaction inside you…like, it feels really and truly special…your gut reaction shouldn’t be “keep giving me more of this until the end of time.” It should be “wow, that was awesome. I hope I find another story that does that for me.”blueviper wrote:The internet in general has destroyed SW , and a lot of other pop culture people hold dear.
We have wasted so many years of this generation of movie makers, TV writers, etc. on sustaining ideas from a previous generation. It puts them in a curator position. It affects how they perceive their own work. And I think it’s fine too go back to an old sandbox and play in it from time to time, if the creative talents involved have a spark of inspiration and a passion for the story they want to tell (versus a passion for the story they’re launching out of). But it should be the exception rather than the rule. Doing the same thing over and over again is how a culture stagnates.
But that change has to come from people, because as long as the people are willing to go back to the same well over and over again…that well is going to seem financially lucrative to big business. It feels “safe” as an investment, relative to new ideas. And new ideas become less and less a part of our story.
I agree about the second part, but I don’t think people worship pop culture. I don’t think that’s a fair view of people.People shouldn’t worship pop culture. It’s just companies trying to get your money
I think that we all feel more and more disconnected and alone in the 21st century, and we’ve become addicted to the feeling of being excited about something online together. Feeling hype together with people on the Internet. or to trying to predict who the mystery bad guy is together, or what’s gonna happen next season. It gives us a modicum of the togetherness that community used to bring, and it generally requires the familiarity of old ideas because it allows us all to start from a point of shared background knowledge.
Big disagree. Adults growing up is the problem.6. Adults should grow up and stop buying toys.
Growing up is a reduction of the soul. It’s the worst kind of cynical act, because it is so proud of its cynicism. It gatekeeps. It looks at someone else’s joy and, with disgust in its voice, it says “you need to grow up.” Growing up means seeking accomplishment-based evidence of self-worth. Growing up means taking pride in how successful you are inside the system.
Pretend is about dreaming. Pretend is about a better tomorrow, and about analyzing complex feelings by placing them in a story you can set yourself apart from. Pretend is about imagination and hope.
Adults need to pretend more, and spend less time asking to be reminded what it felt like to pretend when they were young.
). We don't agree all the time and I'm hyper sensitive and sometimes your clever barbs read to me as condescending and your quippy dismissals read as insults. But I know that's on, again, on me.
