To me, it's the self-loathing that turns me off. I stopped watching football and pretty much all sports when highly paid, highly privileged people who play games for a living decided that they had to take a knee before every match. Not only do I not need to know the politics of athletes and actors, I don't respect them for anything other than the craft they're paid to do. Same thing with Disney. Entertain me. Once you start preaching to me, you lose me.
My grandma used to say "at least give us good entertainment!" No matter how bad things are in the world we all want some form of escapism. It's a shame how intertwined everything's become.
To me, it's the self-loathing that turns me off. I stopped watching football and pretty much all sports when highly paid, highly privileged people who play games for a living decided that they had to take a knee before every match. Not only do I not need to know the politics of athletes and actors, I don't respect them for anything other than the craft they're paid to do. Same thing with Disney. Entertain me. Once you start preaching to me, you lose me.
My grandma used to say "at least give us good entertainment!" No matter how bad things are in the world we all want some form of escapism. It's a shame how intertwined everything's become.
Thanks for the comment Laramie!
Love your stuff. Keep it coming. You have a unique perspective!
I've been off of substack for a while. Glad life has slowed down enough for me to get back to yard couch.
As always, your writing is highly engaging and entertaining. Keep up the good work!