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Loving USA Culture (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by Mandarbmax@lemmy.world to c/curatedtumblr@sh.itjust.works

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[–] julietOscarEcho@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

"It's the free market" is honestly just such an American argument it's spectacular. Chapeau to you and the others riding that particular horse. You illustrate the point perfectly.

[–] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not really understanding where you saw a pro free market argument from what I said - my main point was that people like diverse options, and seek out variety, from within and without.

[–] julietOscarEcho@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"stop importing American culture" - you blame the consumer here no?

"diverse" so long as you like the ubiquitous: hamburgers, Taylor swift, marvel movies. Increasing American cultural dominance is the opposite of diversity.

[–] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

At some point to become a consumer your money and/or attention is voluntarily given to A Thing. That’s a choice. But with internet cookbooks, bandcamp, IMDb, CrunchyRoll, etc etc you have the ability to seek out precisely what interests you, with the only burden being discovery. Monoculture died with the internet, you being on Lenny is a testament to that.

[–] julietOscarEcho@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

Exactly, you think it's all personal responsibility. That the economics of culture have no impact (or are desirable?). Totally ignoring that access to culture is not deliberate. There are massive network effects and constant, unavoidable advertising. Your very tastes are shaped by society around you.

And lol at lemmy as an example. Social media and content aggregation is even more homogeneous than film/print/music/food. The fact that tiny countercultures exist doesn't disprove that.

[–] dwindling7373@feddit.it 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Monoculture died with the internet

My sides.

[–] julietOscarEcho@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

Right, pretty funny that this is parroted so thoughtlesly. I mean i see where it comes from but also... so obviously false.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

Then whats your other argument, cause the Japanese kinda did the same thing with anime. Its what can best be described as market controlled cultural forces, nobody else was offering ultra violent animation so folks imported anime which filled a market niche. Same could be said of American cultural exports, we create a tonne of shit for ourselves and for some reason folks import it, the Brits kinda did the same thing with music back in the day.