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>have a romantic idea about mobsters TV did that for you. This is another situation where you can prove anything if you ignore enough facts so they just gloss
by doodlebugging 3y ago
>have a romantic idea about mobsters
TV did that for you. This is another situation where you can prove anything if you ignore enough facts so they just gloss over or ignore all the things that don't fit the story they want to tell.
This is also a classic example of how the "entertainment" industry has been used as a vehicle to shape public perception over the last few decades.
When I was a kid the police shows were Dragnet, Adam-12 etc. The good guys won by following established rules - witnesses report, cops arrest, courts handle trials and convictions, prisons handle rehabilitation/punishment.
Today we see cop shows (firefighter, etc) where the same people who should be making the arrests instead take on the role of executioner. It's been portrayed as okay for a LEO (star of the series) to bend rules and ethical mores, to look the other way when they see one of their own fabricating evidence against someone that is already familiar to them in order to take them off the street, and they routinely ignore constitutional protections when it serves them. The whole idea that cops and courts have these options is one fabricated on your TV screen to help build the narrative that things are bad out there and you need to use all the tools, even the unconstitutional ones, to catch the bad guys because - believe them when they say - there's one around every corner and they're after you.
SV assists all this shit by building tools that they know enable invasion of privacy and near real-time surveillance of everyone who buys a gadget or an app.
In the end, your value to society is measured by what you have contributed in the process of making it better for all of us. For many of you on this site out there you have dug yourselves a deep hole and should begin working on a way to fill it in while there is still time for all of us.
- rqtwteye 3y agoI have noticed that too! When I grew up, a show would end with the bad guy being arrested and handed over to the cops. Now the hero kills the bad guy with pleasure. I think this is more and more creeping into society. Following the rules is for suckers, you have to hustle, cheating is almost mandatory (just don't get caught), discussions need to be "won", loyalty can be exploited and faking honesty and values is a recipe for success. Also: In a lot of older sci-fi movies the aliens had motivations and could be interacted with. In most newer sci-fi movies they are just an evil faceless force that needs to be destroyed. No need for understanding.
- singleshot_ 3y agoI hope you have an opportunity to watch Magnum, P.I. S3E1 “Did You See the Sunrise?” if you haven’t already for a fantastic dramatic representation of the phenomenon you’re talking about. This antihero trope may have gathered significant momentum during this one episode.
- doodlebugging 3y agoIt looks a lot like normalization of deviance accomplished over a couple of generations. Political candidates use similar tactics in their campaigns nowadays where they make unsupportable accusations against opponents knowing that many people will remember the accusation but will not take the time to determine whether it is true. Sling enough mud and some of it will stick. Lying is normalized and rewarded. Unethical behavior gets you farther than being a person who has principles and adheres to those principles while holding those around them to the same high standards. Society suffers and becomes more polarized when we don't call this out. I agree about the alien thing too.
- soulofmischief 3y agoI hear you but X-Files is mad entertaining. Every time Mulder enters a building without getting a warrant I just have to chuckle in admiration. I like how they self-decribed it, "you're like producers with guns!"