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Re:The Cultural Decline of Literary Fiction by peacebeard on Sunday June 22, 2025 @01:06PM (#44348443)
Some better versions of this take might be “In the culture war many people are only willing to consume media that perfectly signals their virtues, so even innocuous content can seem antagonistic.” or “Our culture changed and I don’t like it anymore, get off my lawn.”
Re:The Cultural Decline of Literary Fiction by MangoToupe on Sunday June 22, 2025 @01:18PM (#44348539)
For the most part I think this culture war is a figment of the media's imagination/desire. I think people just don't want to read for the most part—even those who purchase the books.
Re:The Cultural Decline of Literary Fiction by gherkinnn on Sunday June 22, 2025 @01:47PM (#44348768)
I find the culture war to exist primarily in the minds of the terminally online.
Re:The Cultural Decline of Literary Fiction by peacebeard on Sunday June 22, 2025 @05:27PM (#44350440)
Maybe if you include "terminally watching the news on TV". But either way, it's a lot of people.
Re:The Cultural Decline of Literary Fiction by hotmeals on Sunday June 22, 2025 @07:18PM (#44351093)
Most TV news now is talking about stuff in Twitter and I Can't Believe It's Not Twitter.