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> Americans and Brits, at least in average watch time, are now consuming media ultimately controlled by the Chinese government. That's a good thing, they will
by justicezyx 5y ago
> Americans and Brits, at least in average watch time, are now consuming media ultimately controlled by the Chinese government.
That's a good thing, they will learn quickly why mass media monopoly is bad, when they now have the fear that drive them to actually look at the giant monsters...
- dredmorbius 5y agoThe unfortunate thing is that monopoly often comes with control. In the face of an overwhelming US monopoly of popular entertainment --- cinema, television, music, comics, and books --- the rest of the world ... had relatively little power. Yes, there are localised (and often government-supported / encouraged / incentivised) instances of each. But it was US pop culture that defined the direction and movement from the 1950s onward. (For the pedants, 1) I love you, you're my third favourite people, except on the second Thursday of the month, and 2) "defined" != "there were no other influences.)