tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post1461030847237470381..comments2024-03-28T21:56:51.675-04:00Comments on Face to Face: Even high culture not as wild anymore?agnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-24552838994224610992010-04-20T21:30:48.703-04:002010-04-20T21:30:48.703-04:00My guess for this literary phenomenon: postmoderni...My guess for this literary phenomenon: postmodernism is more apart of the common cultural landscape. Postmodernism is ironic, detached, self-conscious, etc. The older literary cultural of the 1970's or so was more existentialist, which urged authenticity and a breakdown of the old order. The irony is postmodernism first came onto the scene in the 1970's, it just takes a few decade for cutting edge academics to permeate the high culture.<br /><br />On a more practical level, the Sexual Revolution was a failure. No one really believes that "free love" will really solve their problems, they just do it anyway for the physical sensations and the drama (really, in this day the drama between people is fun to watch). More sensitive souls just avoid sex altogether because they ironically hold it in special esteem and the hurt of making love and breaking up is too much for them, whereas it's apart of life for others. To compound this, Americans trust each other less.Sidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-86090531282749296832010-04-20T17:52:57.297-04:002010-04-20T17:52:57.297-04:00You know, the social conservatives go on and on ab...You know, the social conservatives go on and on about how depraved they think U.S. culture has become. However, postings like this fit more with my real-world personal experiences which suggests that we are become more prude than previous generations.<br /><br />Crime, both violent and property, is down. There seems to be fewer serial killers than there were in the 70's and 80's, at least fewer that are noted by the media.<br /><br />Teen pregnancy and STD rates seem to be lower as well.<br /><br />I think, if anything, today's culture is less depraved than it was, say, 30 years ago. Also, young people seem so passive compared to the boomers or even my generation of the late 80's, early 90's.<br /><br />I think the girls gone wild phenomenon is mostly show and no do. Girls feel more comfortable flaunting their bodies because they they feel less threatened by guys.<br /><br />It seems to me that the religious right/social conservatives live in some parallel universe as compared to the rest of us.kurt9https://www.blogger.com/profile/02101147267959016924noreply@blogger.com