movies

Was listening to a podcast the other day where the host was talking about how we now live in a polyculture.

Long gone are the days when everyone knew most of the things that were going on, when local venues would throw posters on every available surface to let locals know that an event was happening. That costs money and they have less money because people are going out less, so venues set up Facebook and Instagram pages, so unless you follow them you'll not know what's happening.

The end result is that we all have our own individual cultures, where someone can be absolutely huge, but the majority of people have never heard of them. The host used himself as an example. It was Blindboy, talking about how he can sell out a massive venue in Dublin for a recording of his podcast, but most people in Dublin will have no idea who he is.

And yeah, it's kind of a headfuck.

I used to know what movies were coming out, but I got older, the movies got dumber, I got more cynical, and so did the movies. And now I don't really give a shit. My mate shares his Plex with me, and has a robust arr stack, so my method of discovery is largely to see what pops up in the newly added section of his library.