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I am not familiar with either, so this was hardly the “gotcha” you may have expected. If you have disagreements with what I posted I urge you to actually focus

I am not familiar with either, so this was hardly the “gotcha” you may have expected. If you have disagreements with what I posted I urge you to actually focus on said post rather than whataboutism.

t-writescode 2y ago
You seem angry that a play is historically inaccurate. I am curious if it's because there's something special about the American Revolution to you that perfect historical accuracy in a musical is required. Seems like a strange thing to find sufficiently frustrating as to call it "brain rot"
- tourmalinetaco 2y ago
  Historical inaccuracy was simply one of a handful of points I made, and I am hardly “angry” that a brainrot musical, written by a man with no historical background, was inaccurate. Additionally, I am willing to suspend my desire for accuracy for certain plot-related reasons, for instance there is no historical backing behind Angelica’s infatuation with Hamilton, but plotwise it created a compelling, albeit poorly expanded upon, narrative. The definition of brainrot is, in my mind, something that you cannot learn from and may even teach you misinformation. Hamilton’s lack of historical backing and poor narrative lead to a situation where it fails to teach you history or have an in-depth story worthy of inaccuracies. They essentially took the setting of late 18th century Boston, put a slew of modern-thinking historically-named figures in it, and wrote a simple story using those caricatures. Add in very inconsistent “hip pop” music, leaning into simpler choruses that paint in large strokes, and it’s no wonder that it achieved mass appeal. That’s simply how brainrot works. Less cognitive processing required means that its easier to digest and share. It’s also why “low culture” contains fart humor and why “high culture” contains books such as Don Quixote.

t-writescode 2y ago

You seem angry that a play is historically inaccurate. I am curious if it's because there's something special about the American Revolution to you that perfect historical accuracy in a musical is required. Seems like a strange thing to find sufficiently frustrating as to call it "brain rot"

tourmalinetaco 2y ago
Historical inaccuracy was simply one of a handful of points I made, and I am hardly “angry” that a brainrot musical, written by a man with no historical background, was inaccurate. Additionally, I am willing to suspend my desire for accuracy for certain plot-related reasons, for instance there is no historical backing behind Angelica’s infatuation with Hamilton, but plotwise it created a compelling, albeit poorly expanded upon, narrative. The definition of brainrot is, in my mind, something that you cannot learn from and may even teach you misinformation. Hamilton’s lack of historical backing and poor narrative lead to a situation where it fails to teach you history or have an in-depth story worthy of inaccuracies. They essentially took the setting of late 18th century Boston, put a slew of modern-thinking historically-named figures in it, and wrote a simple story using those caricatures. Add in very inconsistent “hip pop” music, leaning into simpler choruses that paint in large strokes, and it’s no wonder that it achieved mass appeal. That’s simply how brainrot works. Less cognitive processing required means that its easier to digest and share. It’s also why “low culture” contains fart humor and why “high culture” contains books such as Don Quixote.