There’s always a culture & counterculture - one is ascendant and the other is renegade.
You can tell who the culture is b/c they control the institutions, you can tell who the counterculture is b/c they’re funnier.
How to find the counterculture? Comedy is a leading indicator.
You can tell who the culture is b/c they control the institutions, you can tell who the counterculture is b/c they’re funnier.
How to find the counterculture? Comedy is a leading indicator.
The culture can’t afford to let itself be laughed at, that exposes its power
Which is why the culture often tries to limit free speech, or at least arguments against the status quo
Soviet Union hated photocopiers b/c they could be used to spread arguments against dominant ethos
Which is why the culture often tries to limit free speech, or at least arguments against the status quo
Soviet Union hated photocopiers b/c they could be used to spread arguments against dominant ethos
These can shift pretty radically in even a decade. Just look at the popular comedy bits of 2010, and compare it to those of 2020.
Even some of the comedians themselves have had massive transformations in material: Jimmy Kimmel, Dave Chapelle, Steven Colbert
Even some of the comedians themselves have had massive transformations in material: Jimmy Kimmel, Dave Chapelle, Steven Colbert
