So Trump has won the 2024 election. This seems to be one part of a big political realignment.
How much of that do you think will be reflected in pop culture? Are we finally going to see video games, movies, TV shows, etc. without Marxist propaganda, anti male or femininity plot points or mechanics, pronouns, or the blatant belittling of the aspects of traditional heroes?
On video games, will developers be less incentivized to do things like make them online only, hire firms like Sweet Baby Inc, put more time and care into the Day 1 releases, and be in a better position to make them more like how they were in the 2000s?
Or will we just see more of the same?
Bitter, angry people doubling down on destructive and divisive ideas being forced into mediums that were supposed to just entertain and uplift people. Destroying the mainstream pop culture world with a "better to burn out than fade away" philosophy.
I thought this is a great time to start a discussion like this.
Could Trump's victory and the ensuing political realignment mean an end to cultural wokeness and a return to putting one's customers first? I'd love to see your guys' thoughts on this topic.
It's not about what the institutions choose to do. Even if they genuinely wanted to increase their appeal to chuds, they wouldn't know how and they'd still try to keep their precious leftist catechisms in play. Lauren Hissrich genuinely cared about making a good Witcher show, and how did that turn out?
It's more about what the right wing opposition chooses to do and how hardened they become. Sweet Baby Detected and the culture of ruthlessly chasing down leftists in video games is the way we will change the industry. "I don't care what your views are as long as we agree to get along" is the former naive culture that doomed the industry.
Finally there is the option of creating genuinely competitive right wing alternative platforms and studios. This will produce the most lasting change, and I believe it will happen, but it also requires the most investment, time, and talent.
Are there any examples of creators or specific works that have gotten this parallel culture started, in your opinion?
For example, I've heard great things about Sound of Freedom.
Eric July's Rippaverse & Rippasend come immediately to mind.
Vox Day's Arkhaven Comics & Castelia Books imprint are the quieter and longer-standing figure in the background.
Torba's Gab is similarly positioned in the social media space.
All three have been building infrastructure.