television society

Aida 2022-03-24 09:01:50

After reading it, I feel like a city western movie. From some literary works of that era in the United States, we can vaguely feel the cultural impact brought by the emergence and popularization of television as an entertainment method to people's society. Extreme Space in 1988, Entertainment to Death in 1985, video killed the radio star in 1979 , you can see people's anxiety about the emergence of television and mass media, and more or less people can also see some kind of nostalgia in it. Learn more about the socio-cultural shock of that era in the United States.
In addition, the blind preacher (priest?) preaching on the street reminded me of the scene in Nietzsche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra", like describing make it alive in the book, a magical feeling.

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  • Writing on Money: This is your God.

  • Frank: [21:43] I have a job, now. And I plan on keeping it. I'm walking a white line all the time. I don't bother nobody, nobody bothers me. You better start doing the same.

    Nada: White line's in the middle of the road. That's the worst place to drive.