I would argue that it has everything to do with time period, or more specifically, our inability to live in our own. For example, our public education system teaches us about literature, rarely if ever uses books written in the students' lifetime, then bemoans a lack of literacy in the new generation.
For example, our public education system teaches us about literature, rarely if ever uses books written in the students' lifetime, then bemoans a lack of literacy in the new generation.
Interesting. You get the same thing in the Christian churches, and the big issue du jour when I was a teenager was how to keep youth involved with the church by making the media relevant. I think that's what they're trying to do with those Hell Houses, but they're not updating the message to match.
But that gets into the whole Avatar thing. The media that's up to date is commercial, and more influenced by what sells than what's right. Meaning it appeals to the lowest common denominator. Do you think it's a function of time period that this society is so flooded with cheapness, or has mass production just made it more apparent?
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Date: 2010-01-27 06:36 pm (UTC)Interesting. You get the same thing in the Christian churches, and the big issue du jour when I was a teenager was how to keep youth involved with the church by making the media relevant. I think that's what they're trying to do with those Hell Houses, but they're not updating the message to match.
But that gets into the whole Avatar thing. The media that's up to date is commercial, and more influenced by what sells than what's right. Meaning it appeals to the lowest common denominator. Do you think it's a function of time period that this society is so flooded with cheapness, or has mass production just made it more apparent?