New pod: Well, this was a treat.
I talked to @CKlosterman about
- how hating things became high-status in the 21st century
- the death of the monoculture
- how social media turns us into anti-fans
- why cultural historians will obsess over the year 2003
open.spotify.com/episode/3RwdlB…
I talked to @CKlosterman about
- how hating things became high-status in the 21st century
- the death of the monoculture
- how social media turns us into anti-fans
- why cultural historians will obsess over the year 2003
open.spotify.com/episode/3RwdlB…
So, I asked @CKlosterman: Given his expertise in the 1990s and the history of TV, when did he think the modern phenomenon of anti-fandom really take off?
He picked 2003—the year Reality TV producers discovered that disdain was a surer path to making a hit than shared admiration.
He picked 2003—the year Reality TV producers discovered that disdain was a surer path to making a hit than shared admiration.
So, I thought: Is there any way to find survey data that validates 2003 as a turning point in national admiration?
Well, guess what.
From 1950 - 2002, every POTUS but Ford had a full year of 55% approval or higher. But it hasn't happened once since ... 2003.
Well, guess what.
From 1950 - 2002, every POTUS but Ford had a full year of 55% approval or higher. But it hasn't happened once since ... 2003.
I won't try to describe the rest of the show. It's about how knowing what everybody else is thinking changes how we think; how social media collapsed the distinction between elites, critics, and audiences; polarization and reality TV and so much more.
open.spotify.com/episode/3RwdlB…
open.spotify.com/episode/3RwdlB…
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