I'm 35 and I thought this article was spot on, it sounds a bit nihilist the way he puts it, but the great upside of this view is that you can pretty much ignore culture whenever you feel like it. It is after all just the byproduct of all those meaning games.
I don't think culture is produced only for under 40s, a lot of it targets families, frightened grannies, and so on. He's right that people tend to fade out of the public eye as they get older--everyone stops giving a shit about you unless they have a specific reason to.
I didn't understand the snarky/cynical undertone. When you're young you think a lot of dumb stuff matters. You eventually realize it doesn't and start to chill out a bit. Thank god for that, it feels good!
I don't think culture is produced only for under 40s, a lot of it targets families, frightened grannies, and so on. He's right that people tend to fade out of the public eye as they get older--everyone stops giving a shit about you unless they have a specific reason to.
I didn't understand the snarky/cynical undertone. When you're young you think a lot of dumb stuff matters. You eventually realize it doesn't and start to chill out a bit. Thank god for that, it feels good!