tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post5069910334840057043..comments2024-03-25T15:17:04.488-07:00Comments on Captain Capitalism: Why the "Oscars" Are Purely an AARP Baby Boomer AffairCaptain Capitalismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-14903757737675141142014-03-04T02:41:33.534-08:002014-03-04T02:41:33.534-08:00None of those awards were ever good, at best a cir...None of those awards were ever good, at best a circle jerk but mostly pushing agendas since they were created. They're incentives, tools for the PTB to shape behavior, and establish what's double plus good, merit has always been perpendicular to their purpose. Even the Nobel prizes in fuzziness, Nobel was a guilt riddled leftist who accidentally did something useful and established his prize to crusade on his behalf to ease his guilt, in that sense it's been very successful.Aeroguynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-43989350275435712552014-03-03T15:14:37.481-08:002014-03-03T15:14:37.481-08:00Every month there is a big awards ceremony for cel...Every month there is a big awards ceremony for celebrities. Outside of laughing at Jennifer Lawerence being a klutz or the Poor Leo meme, I could care less.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366574876486919703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-57574993874225649262014-03-03T13:48:49.260-08:002014-03-03T13:48:49.260-08:00THIS
Women typically watch these things for the g...THIS<br /><br />Women typically watch these things for the glamz. That will always be the residual draw, but these things have lost a lot of their luster. Most people won't see anything of the garbage nominated-- since none of them speak to anyone's aspirations or fears-- it is just...nothing. The "stars" don't arouse any particular admiration or excitement (wee! Cate Blanchett! our generation's... 10th rate Hepburn?). They can't even get the production values right-- Ellen was reportedly a disaster.<br /><br />It's all going to tv anyway... Hollywood is going to be as economically and creatively important as plastic processing within ten years... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-7663176502144526352014-03-03T11:04:21.766-08:002014-03-03T11:04:21.766-08:00Yeah, I doubt that the Boomer's parents gave m...Yeah, I doubt that the Boomer's parents gave much of a damn about prizes and the like when they were fighting throught he great depression and then through North Africa, Italy, and France. <br /><br />In a similar vein, I think that our generation will have more important things to attend to, once the Boomers' pensions come due and we're on the hook to fund them all. <br /><br />Might be a little too busy slaving away so that they can have their "human right" of a thirty year paid vacation starting at the time of their most productive years and ending sometime around their death. Gooberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07358115439453465833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-80671077113772181492014-03-03T10:33:27.641-08:002014-03-03T10:33:27.641-08:00When they gave the Nobel Peace Prize to that crimi...When they gave the Nobel Peace Prize to that criminal Yasser Arafat back in the 1990s, any respect I may have had for it died right there.UCSPanthernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-70247592641069271642014-03-03T09:49:04.741-08:002014-03-03T09:49:04.741-08:00fresh news2:
after Swedish feminists laws, Britis...fresh news2:<br /> after Swedish feminists laws, British copy them http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/mar/03/selling-sex-decriminalised-buying-illegal-mpsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-85668981923800671012014-03-03T09:09:26.144-08:002014-03-03T09:09:26.144-08:00Last night was about my 16th anniversary of not pa...Last night was about my 16th anniversary of not paying attention to the Academy Awards.<br /><br />I just can't work myself up to caring about an industry populated by people who hate me.<br /><br />I use the nomination list as a guide to see what's on bittorent.<br />Give them nothing and starve the beast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-36345250658601771612014-03-03T09:03:15.719-08:002014-03-03T09:03:15.719-08:00Hollywood has been pushing communism on America fo...Hollywood has been pushing communism on America for generations. This isn't clear to us looking back due to the movement of the Overton Window.<br /><br />I also disagree that the Oscars are purely an AARP Baby Boomer affair based on personal experience.<br /><br />I am a 20-something man living in Chicago. Many if not most young women I encounter are obsessed with the Oscars, and Oscar parties are a big thing.<br /><br />Two anecdotes from last night. One is that the corner 7-11 was sold out of cheap white wine. Two is that the neighborhood bar I went to enjoy a drink at in the evening was playing the Oscars with the sound on. 20 and 30 something women in the bar were glued to the screen.<br /><br />Awards aren't a bad thing per se, even if I agree with you on the Oscars. Reputation is the most valuable coin for many people and is a good way to incentivize performance without money. I personally was very happy to win awards in athletics when I was younger for instance.Thorfinnssonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-42512686227697949242014-03-03T08:35:59.954-08:002014-03-03T08:35:59.954-08:00I dunno, Cap. I believe that the awards shows will...I dunno, Cap. I believe that the awards shows will continue to have decreasing relevance, but I also believe that they will become more numerous as the aging, vapid hollywood set approaches senescence. Paul, Dammit!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02264872375942355609noreply@blogger.com