Comment by marginalia_nu

I think it's a bit understated just how much popular culture shapes our view of the world, not only of what's true, but also of history, what might come true, inevitable patterns in history, and so on.

But then, many alive today have probably seen more of the world through a screen than outside of one, so it perhaps shouldn't be surprising.

Dunno, maybe Plato was onto something when he wanted to ban fiction in his republic...