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Are you sure the target audience doesn't also find it cringey now? I noticed Hamilton seemed to drop out of the zeitgeist almost overnight at some point. It was
by gwern 5y ago
Are you sure the target audience doesn't also find it cringey now? I noticed Hamilton seemed to drop out of the zeitgeist almost overnight at some point. It wasn't as precipitous as Game of Thrones's fall, perhaps, but it was fast. Can you imagine the Obamas saying Hamilton is the “best piece of art in any form that I have ever seen in my life” (https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/15/theater/hamilton-takes-a-road-trip-to-the-white-house.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/15/theater/hamilton-takes-a-...) today? Seems unlikely.
- dehrmann 5y agoIt certainly plays differently post George Floyd. I'm not sure how long it took for Rent to feel cringy, but the premise of 20-somethings trying their hardest to avoid getting jobs so they can continue being artists also didn't age well.
- anm89 5y agoYeah I would say I had the same perception. I think things that get that popular that quick almost have to go through the uncool downside of that curve. Also, I'm star struck. I love your blog!