Theory one is that sincerity just doesn’t land anymore.
I tend to be sincere because it's how I am and what I'm comfortable with and it's how I like to convey myself to others, but I don't think that it'd help me trend on social media. :heated-gamer-moment:
The other is that the industry is either dominated by or generates sociopaths (Weinstein, godfather of quippy dialog Joss Whedon, that guy from that very ironically detached cartoon) and they’re just bringing the glibness and sarcasm they use to camouflage their absence of souls to their work.
That theory is backed by substantial evidence, judging by who gets paid in show business, how much, and for what. :doomer:
There is a movement in literary fiction called "New Sincerity" that tries to drag media back from the post-grunge irony cliff but I haven't read many contributions to the genre.
I tend to be sincere because it's how I am and what I'm comfortable with and it's how I like to convey myself to others, but I don't think that it'd help me trend on social media. :heated-gamer-moment:
That theory is backed by substantial evidence, judging by who gets paid in show business, how much, and for what. :doomer:
There is a movement in literary fiction called "New Sincerity" that tries to drag media back from the post-grunge irony cliff but I haven't read many contributions to the genre.