How Netflix Is Deepening Our Cultural Echo Chambers
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/technology/how-netflix-is-deepening-our-cultural-echo-chambers.html
What's less discussed is the polarization of culture, and the
new echo chambers within which we hear about and experience
today's cultural hits. There will never again be a show like
"One Day at a Time" or "All in the Family" -- shows that
derived their power not solely from their content, which might
not hold up to today's more high-minded affairs, but also from
their ubiquity. There's just about nothing as popular today as
old sitcoms were; the only bits of shared culture that come
close are periodic sporting events, viral videos, memes and
occasional paroxysms of political outrage (see Meryl Streep's
Golden Globes speech and the aftermath). Instead, we're
returning to the cultural era that predated radio and TV, an
era in which entertainment was fragmented and bespoke, and
satisfying a niche was a greater economic imperative than
entertaining the mainstream.
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