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Here for banter about movies, tech, London ̶N̶Y̶C̶ ̶, comics, some sportz, and unfortunately US politicz 😵‍💫 Here's my Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/jtBf Be cool. ... please don't request to follow me if you are following 10,000+ people, you will be blocked.

Crafting a theory about GenZ drunk goggles for auteur cinema that isn't actually that good (a variant of nostalgia addiction in GenX/Millenial generations)... wherein the GenZer wants so badly to experience a new masterwork, anything that has a veneer or pedigree of a masterpiece, is / must be one.

Since the government is about to introduce a social media ban for under-16s based largely on vibes – and Jonathan Haidt's shitty book – in the hopes it boosts its popularity (it won't), I'll re-up this. If we're banning under-16s, why not over-60s?

James Ball@jamesrball.com · 8mo ago

On almost everything – fraud, polarisation, radicalisation, misinformation – evidence suggests that over 60s are in much more urgent need of online protection and education than teenagers. But that issue gets zero political attention, and is a total non-starter. Nothing good will come of it.