"can anybody recommend some good writing about why all contemporary mass culture looks and feels so fucking freaky? like obviously modern blockbusters are a travesty, but *everything* - sitcoms, 'prestige' dramas, novels, and even poetry - feels so eerie and alien to me!! it's like anything made afte"
"i suspect it has something to do with the neoliberal drive for maximum profit extraction. the rate of profit is declining, and 'aesthetic quality' doesn't guarantee a return on investment, etc. but idk hasn't industrial capitalism always prioritized profit? what's changed?"