Re:Who killed the rave? Late-night dancing falls into global...
by zetalyrae on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @03:47PM
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And they were right. Television created nothing of value.
Re:Who killed the rave? Late-night dancing falls into global...
by ethbr1 on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @04:33PM
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It broke movie studios as gatekeepers for mass distribution.
Re:Who killed the rave? Late-night dancing falls into global...
by tivert on Thursday January 09, 2025 @12:30AM
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> And they were right. Television created nothing of value.
Exactly. Bad things can and do become normalized and then unremarked upon. Some people confuse that phenomenon with those things actually being good.
People often have clearer eyes at the transition.
Absolutely. There were periods of time in history when there was significant opposition to television. Hence the coining of terms like "boob tube", "idiot box", "idiot's lantern", "cultural wasteland", etc. You can see a bit more of some of that (although not with a primarily historical focus) here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_aspects_of_television#N...
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For yet more on this topic:
https://behavioralscientist.org/history-panic-entertainment-...
https://20thcenturyhistorysongbook.com/song-book/the-fifties...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Arguments_for_the_Elimina...