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Politics Turned Into an Entertainment Industry, Says Viral Critique
Original: "To meet our demand for newness and stimulation, we refashioned public life as a ritual sequence of pseudo-events. This
A circulating critique argues that the modern appetite for novelty and stimulation has turned public life into a string of staged pseudo-events. According to the argument, this shift transformed politics from an industry of policy and legislation into one of emotion and entertainment, drawing reactions of agreement from readers who see the description as fitting current political life.
Why now: The blunt framing of politics as emotion-driven entertainment resonates with people frustrated by spectacle over substance in public life.
Daniel Boorstinpseudo-eventspoliticsentertainment industry
Evidence
- "To meet our demand for newness and stimulation, we refashioned public life as a ritual sequence of pseudo-events. This transformed politics from an industry of # policy and # legislation into an industry of # emotion and # entertainment ." Bruh. · tobadzistsini@bonequest.net
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