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101 sats \ 9 replies \ @Scoresby 11 Apr \ parent \ on: The Top 500 Must-Read Books of World Literature (The Economist) the_stacker_muse BooksAndArticles econ

I bet that would include a lot of romance novels.

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133 sats \ 8 replies \ @Undisciplined 11 Apr

So what? That's what people who read books value.

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120 sats \ 4 replies \ @Scoresby 11 Apr

If, ten years from now, people have logged more hours watching short form tiktoks than traditional movies, I think I'll feel bummed.

But, I see your point.

Is there a difference between interesting art and popular art?

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134 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 11 Apr
Is there a difference between interesting art and popular art?

Yes, but everyone makes a different distinction and popular art is something like the intersection of lots of Venn Diagrams.

Plus, if a particular short-form TikTok grosses more than Star Wars it'll probably be pretty extraordinary. This is one reason why gross is a better metric than views.

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99 sats \ 2 replies \ @denlillaapan OP 11 Apr

gangnam style

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53 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 11 Apr

Exactly! I knew you'd see my point eventually

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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @denlillaapan OP 12 Apr

See, I thought that was a point in my favor

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81 sats \ 2 replies \ @denlillaapan OP 11 Apr

Iiiiidiots, all of em

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69 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 11 Apr

Ergo, the best books are written for dummies

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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @denlillaapan OP 12 Apr

Neeeeh

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