“Pop culture is created by capitalists intent upon profit, not by humanitarians intent upon educating, improving or ennobling mankind.”
“And who gets to decide what constitutes an improvement? You, I suppose?”
“That’s just the thing. It’s not as if the producers of pop culture have an idea of what ennobles and improves mankind different from my own. They have none at all. They just don’t care about those things. They want to be popular. They want to make a profit. Culture that educates and improves has to also challenge. And most people don’t want a challenge. Pop culture is the cultural equivalent of fast food. Rather than trying to nourish, it bypasses conscience and appeals directly to the palate.”
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