I think the thing that this avoids is there isn't much INSPIRATIONAL or REFLECTIVE escapism, especially domestically made in the West.
Anime at least still has the 'blessing of Abe' so a lot of the work reinforces families and traditional values as they want more babies.
But a lot of Western escapism is made either for easy gratification or reinforcing leftist ideology. Thankfully due to other options, those once great sources of escapism (star wars/trek, doctor who) are failing into irrelevancy. THAT is the bigger poison, insuring nothing to inspire to be or make you want to reflect on yourself.
Ironically, modern media is so shit and openly hostile this is what is inspiring people to act against it.
Reminder not even leftists like modern media (for the most part), they just like when they subvert a franchise. For them, it isn't even about escapism, is about implementing communism through totalitarianism and magical thinking
I think the thing that this avoids is there isn't much INSPIRATIONAL or REFLECTIVE escapism, especially domestically made in the West.
Anime at least still has the 'blessing of Abe' so a lot of the work reinforces families and traditional values as they want more babies.
But a lot of Western escapism is made either for easy gratification or reinforcing leftist ideology. Thankfully due to other options, those once great sources of escapism (star wars/trek, doctor who) are failing into irrelevancy. THAT is the bigger poison, insuring nothing to inspire to be or make you want to reflect on yourself.
Ironically, modern media is so shit and openly hostile this is what is inspiring people to act against it.
Reminder not even leftists like modern media (for the most part), they just like when they subvert a franchise. For them, it isn't even about escapism, is about implementing communism through totalitarianism and magical thinking