In poor neighborhoods, McDonald’s have become de-facto community centers

Re:In poor neighborhoods, McDonald’s have become de-facto co... by stcredzero on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @02:07PM (#11904000)

People need to be aware of the distinction between criticizing cultural/sub-cultural mores/ideologies and criticizing individuals. In the US, the two seem to get very often confused.

Individuals are individuals. Sub-cultural mores are products (distortions) of the media. The two are not the same. However, the latter seems to have tremendous power in framing public debate.

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Re:In poor neighborhoods, McDonald’s have become de-facto co... by Retric on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @02:24PM (#11904124)

Cultures are frameworks for viewing the world. Some early anti drug adds actually backfired and promoted drug use as some people started to associate 'cool kids' and drugs. Some groups associate 'Long hours' with hard work and dedication, others view them as a sign your not working hard enough.

Not that everyone in a group identifies with every assumption of that group, but these things are more complex than simply being shaped by the all powerful media.

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Re:In poor neighborhoods, McDonald’s have become de-facto co... by stcredzero on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @02:30PM (#11904168)

these things are more complex than simply being shaped by the all powerful media.

This notion itself is becoming more nebulous with the rise of social media. Traditional media has lost much of its power, and much of that power has been taken over by social media. When the media merges with and to a large extent becomes us, what happens? I'm not so sure.

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