I genuinely prefer F451 to 1984, precisely because Bradbury did not aspire to actual political commentary and his book is much more blatantly just this poetic torrent of emotionhttps://twitter.com/Nymphomachy/status/1292216858939097088 …
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The Boomers, more than really any later generation, are the "TV generation", and they are the worst The whole thing about how Boomer Republicans are a "lost generation" because Fox News took over their brains
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There are, of course, awful examples of Fox News-like bullshit factories in every medium but I think you can make the case Fox News itself is a lot worse than its equivalents in print media or digital media
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Arguably "Sesame Street", globally, and " Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" in the US.
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Mr Rogers, of course, was, like Ray Bradbury, a cranky old Republican who hated TV Rogers said that's why he felt compelled to make a TV show, God was calling him to go into enemy territory, "because I hated it so"
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Which book from the 20th century had as positive an impact on our world as (e.g.) this book had a negative impact? One feels sorry for the Book Person who had to memorize this one.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protocols_of_the_Elders_of_Zion …
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