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You know what's the weirdest difference to think about as the split between <=Gen X & >=Millennials? The internet ended gatekeepers in such a significant way that I think the idea of mutual cultural touch points are pretty gone...
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Like Gen X & the Boomers have a set of bands, and like them or hate them you were engaged in them and it creates a connection. But within Millennials there are few bands that are mutually *known* much less become generation wide discussions, and even fewer for Gen Z. Same w/films
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Here's the thing about Star Wars, as you go back in time, people progressively care about them more. But forward from the birth of the Millennials and it becomes decreasingly likely an individual even saw a Star Wars, much less a pre-2000s one.
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I don't know if it's good or bad for culture, but it does sort of create fewer things to connect us, which is I think why Millennials get so excited about Must Watch TV. It's the closest we get to universally shared new culture and even that isn't really close.
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In style way, I wonder if the production of a Marvel film twice a year is the closest the rising generation gets to generational culture. Generally, less gatekeeping is prob good but it's something I think about...
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*in some way
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