Why can't every show just be a parade of awooga libertarian-alert hypersus with lmayo us-foreign-policy "nonpolitical" characteristics where not a single uncomfortable thought might reach the treat hogs' unbothered heads?

They babble about 1984 but what they want is the cheap lazy noisy thought-terminating spectacles from Fahrenheit 451.

  • MayoPete [he/him, comrade/them]
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    3 days ago

    Capitalist Realism by Mark Fischer has a good explanation for why this happens.

    In short, it's ok to have some media criticism of Capitalism to diffuse any actual organizing against the system. Tabling is hard, but watching a greedy person get their just desserts is easier. Feels good without having to do anything!