constant escape
winter withered, warm
You mean more stimulating a title than"spectacle"?The Situation could be more of a stimulant.
You mean more stimulating a title than"spectacle"?The Situation could be more of a stimulant.
Already taken care of my end.Let me consult Debord’s glossary.....I think smoking is involved
Is that you, Corpsey?Already taken care of my end.
yeah next time just @ me please. I haven't seen any Marvel movies, they don't seem like something I would enjoy, the insularity of the universe created around them feels too deep and self-reverential even before you factor in that movies aren't really a thing I've done.They're weirdo recluses
also for what it's worth I think RuPaul's Drag Race, which I really adored in the early days, has also done this - you can't just be a casual fan and pick up the plotlines from one self-contained episode, everything is so meta and it becomes exhausting to participate in any level of fandomyeah next time just @ me please. I haven't seen any Marvel movies, they don't seem like something I would enjoy, the insularity of the universe created around them feels too deep and self-reverential even before you factor in that movies aren't really a thing I've done.
on the other hand, some of the really big netflix shows were some sort of collective experience. i remember getting really fed up by everybody talking about game of thrones when that was on some years ago.I think in purely practical terms the days of "collective experience" are over for two reasons:
a) the expectation that society operates on a rolling, 24/7/365 basis. I missed the royal weddings because I was working and my colleagues and I had to go back to watch it to keep up with cultural conversations. I didn't see any of the inauguration yesterday because I was at work. I don't have time to keep plugged in with the stuff I like and the stuff that's important and live a life full of work and social committments. So it's really easy to miss stuff. I've seen the Bernie-in-mittens memes but I couldn't tell you anything about what was said or done yesterday.
b) audience fragmentation. Back in the 90s there were four TV channels and unless you paid a premium cable/satellite package that was it. So if you were sat in the house you had limited options. If you wanted to find out the local news you had to sit through the 30-min package which dealt with everything. Now you can choose your source in an active way and ignore the information (and perspectives) that don't interest you. This isn't completely new (ie people buying a newspaper to reflect their views) but in 2021 it is certainly easier to eschew that which doesn't seem appealing.
That was HBO, not Netflix. It's also the one referred to as the last of the "water-cooler shows", i.e. the last show more or less everyone was watching.on the other hand, some of the really big netflix shows were some sort of collective experience. i remember getting really fed up by everybody talking about game of thrones when that was on some years ago.
"... all the messages in the media function in a similar fashion: neither information nor communication, but referendum, perpetual test, circular response, verification of the code"Baudrillard, 'Hypermarket and Hypercommodity'
I should probably make a conscious effort to stop banging on about the same writers all the time too. I'm sure a few people have thought, "Hey, look, version's talking about Burroughs/Baudrillard/Debord again!".