the reason we only have 80s Movie Part 25 now is not lack of originality but an excess of it - items of shared culture must be borrowed from a time when such things existed
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originality meaning difference from what's expected - lack of some shared, stable expectations limits the prospects of originality because expectations are part of interestingness
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good point! in general it seems like time got weird around then...
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Having said that, I think we have an *emotional* culture going on right now. The MCU and LOTR reflect my emotional values back at me: specifically that strong men cry and are vulnerable. That hugs/touching are good. That friendship against the odds is important.
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