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Comment by BLKNSLVR

4 days ago

Makes the future interestingly unpredictable other than the inevitable fading of the US-isation of the rest of the world.

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joe_mamba  4 days ago

>US-isation of the rest of the world

Growing up in a post-communist country, Hollywood and the US music and gaming industry had more impact on the "US-isation of our country" than USAID propaganda, back then.

But today most of Hollywood productions and music coming out of the US is pure trash that people abroad now reject it as propaganda garbage.

US destroyed its global soft power, not by defunding USAID, but by forcibly injecting unpopular ideologies into its entertainment industry instead of sticking to tried and true formulas, ideals and values that transcend cultural and language barriers.

  • boelboel  4 days ago

    Most Hollywood production has always been trash. US shows are still very popular and influential. Many countries are just richer post 2000s, subsidize their movie industry and it's way easier to distribute movies internationally compared to 30 years ago. Barrier to entry in general has gone down. Pretending woke is the main reason ignores many things.

  • lyu07282  4 days ago

    > forcibly injecting unpopular ideologies

    Oh the right-wing propaganda of decrying "wokeness" in pop culture that "replaces" good old white christian culture is very much an export you fell victim to as well. It promotes far-right "alternative" political parties, useful to the US all the same..

    • u_sama  4 days ago

      Most of the world is conservative by Hollywood liberal standards. Also injecting ideology is the least of concerns, it is just that they objectively produce shit compared to movies in 1995. All reruns, and remasters and basically living on the rent of old glories. There is a palpable lack of talent due to the political climate as well as reduced risk appetite to bet on young or transgressive directors/writers/actors. Now more innovative and interesting movies are coming from Korea and Turkey for example.

      You could produce the most uber-woke movie possible and it would be loved as long as it was good art or had a legitimate good story.

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