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Back in the day of The Internet of 1994, HHGTTG was only 15 years old. But today, HHGTTG is very nearly 45 years old. For how many decades should references t
by ssl-3 2y ago
Back in the day of The Internet of 1994, HHGTTG was only 15 years old.
But today, HHGTTG is very nearly 45 years old.
For how many decades should references to novel fiction persist, do you suppose?
- KineticLensman 2y agoThe TV version was broadcast just over 42 (!) years ago
- saulpw 2y agoIt's hard to believe that a 15-year-old book was a defining cultural touchstone. What do we have from 2009 that has the reach of HHGTTG in 1994? Twilight? Hunger Games?
- ssl-3 2y agoWe didn't read books in 2009 like we did in 1979. In 2009, we already had pocket supercomputers.
- peterleiser 2y ago42 years, and then never mention it again.
- account42 2y agoI think you are missing the point. It's not that interest in these things is what is essential to the old internet but that a shared interest and shared language is - and this includes as gp has pointed out metaphors and imagery. But to your question, Tolkien, Asimov, Lovecraft, et al. are still a heavy influence on modern Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Horror. Why do you think a mere 45 years should mean that something is no longer referenced?