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There are too many stories. Mainly I am referring to movies and tv. I read recently someone briefly expound on how our culture as a whole is fragmenting itself due to the glut of shared experiences. Thinking on it, I have to agree. We have certain memes and movies such that a large portion of society can share them, but how many shows/movies/games are there now compared to even a few decades ago? Throughout history, you would still have your share of in-jokes and memes, but there's never been a time of so many all at once, compounding, as we have more and more that are available to view at will. No more is there the shared moments of many millions watching a show or event because they'll only ever see it once. Well, mostly.
There are certainly shows more common of which most people are aware, like the Office or Friends, but fandoms continue to fragment. Some kids watch this streamer, or that. Some watch these shows or that, and all have complete control over what they watch and when. Gone (mostly) is the forced time slot that everyone has to watch at the same time. More, little remains of the boredom of waiting for another show to come on and watching something else in the meantime, potentially finding something new, or at least sharing an experience that others might have.
How many books, outside of Harry Potter and Shades of Grey, do people have in common as having read? Twilight and Percy Jackson maybe, but that's still a pretty low number.
This is not to say that there aren't many amazing stories. It is instead that there are too many for there to be universal, shared experiences to bring people together. Hmm.
There are certainly shows more common of which most people are aware, like the Office or Friends, but fandoms continue to fragment. Some kids watch this streamer, or that. Some watch these shows or that, and all have complete control over what they watch and when. Gone (mostly) is the forced time slot that everyone has to watch at the same time. More, little remains of the boredom of waiting for another show to come on and watching something else in the meantime, potentially finding something new, or at least sharing an experience that others might have.
How many books, outside of Harry Potter and Shades of Grey, do people have in common as having read? Twilight and Percy Jackson maybe, but that's still a pretty low number.
This is not to say that there aren't many amazing stories. It is instead that there are too many for there to be universal, shared experiences to bring people together. Hmm.
