Re:Netflix claims Fortnite is now a bigger competitor than HBO
by Hallucinaut on Sunday January 20, 2019 @11:56AM
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The Old Testament certainly has a few more readers these days
Re:Netflix claims Fortnite is now a bigger competitor than HBO
by thaumasiotes on Sunday January 20, 2019 @02:13PM
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The Old Testament...
1. Is not and has not been considered entertainment.
2. Is considered obsolete by both Christians (preferring the New Testament and a variety of more or less formal commentaries) and Jews (preferring the Talmud and its very formalized commentaries).
In what sense is it supposed to be timeless? How can a timeless work be so outdated as to embarrass its notional devotees when you bring it up?
Of your original three examples of entertainment that "transcends time and grows its audience perpetually", none of them predate 1950. That's a terrible record for a phenomenon that "transcends time". This should be enough by itself to tell you that you're talking nonsense. What are the odds that 100% of literally timeless entertainment was developed in the last 70 years? Tell me about the timeless entertainment developed between 2200 BC and 1200 BC. Tell me how its audience today is bigger and more enthusiastic than ever.
Or is it possible that people have an easier time appreciating cultural products from 30 years ago than 3000 years ago?