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No, people were not saying the same thing about MTV a generation ago.

• colechristensen 8y ago
  27 years ago... >"The MTV Generation," Lazin said, directly addresses the pros and cons of MTV, which has been criticized for everything from placing too much emphasis on image to promoting short attention spans and the need for constant entertainment in its audience. http://articles.latimes.com/1991-11-10/news/tv-1845_1_mtv-generation http://articles.latimes.com/1991-11-10/news/tv-1845_1_mtv-ge... That sounds EXACTLY like a criticism you'd hear about facebook. s/MTV/Facebook/ and you couldn't tell if that was written in 1991 or 2018.
  • trophycase 8y ago
    Why can't they both be right. They placed too much emphasis on image and FB/IG are even worse. There is certainly no shortage of people claiming that our society is vapid and shallow.
  • bogomipz 8y ago
    Perhaps you should re-read the OPs comment: >"They have consciously destroyed a generation attention span using psychological tricks" MTV at the height of music videos in 1980s and 1990s was never accused of using "psychological tricks."