Stuff like Tolkien or C.S. Lewis are obvious, but other authors, movies, music, or entertainment might not be as well known.
So, how about a thread that lists some recommendations for things untouched by modern insanity?
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Seconded. The Discworld books are some of the few that survived various bookshelf cullings in my home. It's easily my favorite book series.
If you think about getting into the series, here's a timeline of books: https://www.discworldemporium.com/content/6-discworld-reading-order
The one-book-stand section for beginners recommends some good ones to get started. Personally I'm partial to Going Postal.
I love that page and the way it breaks down the suggestions! Depending on the person and their tolerance for fantasy tropes, I'll frequently suggest that they skip to Guards! Guards!, and if they like it then they should backtrack and start from The Colour of Magic (with the standard disclaimers of it being not-some-of-his-best-work). I feel that G!G! is early enough in the series that you won't be wondering "who the hell is that person?" when they turn up, but far enough in that they're out of the range of the "ehhhhh"-level writing of the first two books.