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RE: I don't want to be a part of this argument, but...//

Posted by MaxwellP on December 16, 2018 at 05:15:24:
"Hollywood and Television through the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s was escapist entertainment - an escape from reality. Music was more thought provoking. That has been flipped - music is generally mindless background noise and television some movies are lot richer and deeper."
Many good points in what you say, though I would soften the stress a bit on the above quote. Television has transformed recently because it has freed itself from advertising via Netflix, HBO, etc. I don't think all Hollywood films from the 1950s through the 1980s were escapist. In fact, I think some very good films were made for adult audiences. The target age for most Hollywood films today is about 16.
As for music, well, there has always been commercial garbage, but for those who search, there has always been quality performances. Not so sure anything has flipped.
I have a long-time aquaintance who likes to think of himself as an educated snob. His attitude, however, only serves to put blinders on him and limit his exposure. In the end, he doesn't even have what I would call an inquiring mind. He relies on the same tropes and conventions over and over, and snubs his noise at anything that might challenge that.