Conan O’Brien has stated that in every generation there are maybe five entertainers who will be celebrated fifty or a hundred years later (and he’s aware he’s not one of the five)… five being a very generous number. Art is significant briefly, but rarely does its impact last more than a generation. The TV shows, books, films, and music that most influenced me are mostly unheard of by modern youth. I try to introduce some of it in my classroom (I even read some Harlan Ellison to my students on Halloween), but I’ve made peace with the fact — despite the infinite nature of the internet — only a finite amount of culture will be deemed worth preserving for future generations.
I take comfort that lots of garbage media from the past 20 years or so has already been forgotten. Heck, when is the last time any of us made a reference to “According to Jim”? On Sat, Dec 2, 2023 at 6:28 PM Doug Eastick <east...@eastick.ca> wrote: > Regarding point 2 > I was at a fundraiser dinner last night and the entertainer was a tribute > act to the 50s and 60s. Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, buddy Holly, Elvis and > one other I did not stay for. > > At age 56 these acts are known to me but not all the songs. The age > 65-75+ people at my table were "you don't know THIS SONG?!" > > So, yeah Tom's absolutely right. > > I'll wait until age 75 for a fundraiser with Rush, Yes, Genesis tribute > acts. > > > On Sat, Dec 2, 2023 at 10:28 AM Tom Wolper <twol...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Going back to the original post: >> >> 1. Clickbait is driven by anger, outrage, and ginned up controversy. Any >> lazy journalist can produce a quick article by picking something that >> happened in pop culture, scrape social media for outraged reactions, and >> then collect and publish them. I expect to see many more of these articles >> in the future. >> >> 2. For those of us whose minds are trivia troves, there comes a time when >> things we took as universal become niche. To younger people Led Zeppelin >> music comes from classic rock radio or specialized playlists. It’s entirely >> possible to attain adulthood and never have heard of them or their albums. >> >> On Sat, Dec 2, 2023 at 10:10 AM Ben Scripps <b...@benscripps.com> wrote: >> >>> The second to last clue in my first game was a map which popped up on >>> the screen; I buzzed, but had difficulty making out the details enough to >>> respond correctly. (Also, my brain didn't work correctly, but it's much >>> easier to blame technology.) >>> >>> The only other problem I had with the monitor was when a picture clue >>> came up and Alex read the clue, but nothing ever showed up on the screen. >>> They had to stop tape and reload a new clue for us. >>> >>> BTW, when they have video clues of celebrities reading the clue, the >>> appropriate box on the game board displays about the last half or so of the >>> text of the clue. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Dec 2, 2023, at 1:24 AM, Jim Ellwanger <train...@ellwanger.tv> wrote: >>> >>> The failure to identify Garth Brooks is also mentioned in the article >>> that Bob linked. >>> >>> I've heard some "Jeopardy!" contestants say (or complain) that they >>> can't see the video clues as well as the home viewers, since they're >>> looking across the stage at monitors on either side of the game board. >>> >>> >>> On Dec 1, 2023, at 7:40 PM, Steve Timko <steveti...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I watch Jeopardy! 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