Ted Rall for June 06, 2012
June 04, 2012
June 08, 2012
Transcript:
(Andy Warhol: In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.) Andy lived in a time of mass culture. Everyone watched the same 3 TV Channels. Watched the same Oscar-winning movies. And read the same books from the book of the month club. Pop culture has fragmented. We read one of a million blogs. Listen to obscure bands. And stream movies that are never released in theaters. Even "big stars" are unknown to most people. Now in the future, everyone is famous to 15 people. (Man: My sister is my favorite e-book noveallaist.) (Woman: Who? What?)
That’s because you’re “OLD”. The entertainment/advertising field doesn’t care about anyone over 40. Want to get rid of “survey takers”/ Tell them you’re 60 (or older) They can’t get off the line fast enuff.