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WinterWindWhip t1_iycu58e wrote

Films get greenlit by rich dudes, and rich dudes have a unified narrative: the Friedman Doctrine. Aka nobody except shareholders matter. It's a system of morality if you can believe it.

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Accomplished_Aim_607 t1_iyd4je3 wrote

Are you suggesting films in the past weren't greenlit by rich dudes?

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WinterWindWhip t1_iyd5dro wrote

When did Friedman do the thing? 72 I think it was. WWII was a near death experience for the world that led to an era of egalitarianism for a time, but the greedy never give up.

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Brittainicus t1_iydgv2i wrote

Maybe suggesting the dude in the past was just less rich. Or the rich dude didn't do it but someone normal did it for him but still took all credit.

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Iama_traitor t1_iyd88ws wrote

It's essentially saying "Let the market decide", which isn't the worst idea considering the computational power of markets. Just look at LGBT/racial representation in media. That's a decision made by the market. Me too movement also ushered in quite a bit of change with pressure from the market. It's not morality by fiat but by the distributed intelligence of the market.

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WinterWindWhip t1_iyda3zr wrote

The market has no humanity but we trust it to establish the worth of humans. It's a giant category error that explains the nonsense we feel all around us. People talk about this being the worst timeline, the lack of humanity is why it is.

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