@mcc@mastodon.social "Television is not vulgar because people are vulgar – it is vulgar because people are similar in their prurient interests and sharply differentiated in their civilized concerns. All of world industry is moving increasingly towards more segmented markets. But in a broadcast medium, artists and writers cannot appeal to the highest aspirations and sensitivities of individuals. Instead, manipulative masters rule over huge masses of people." —George Gilder, Life After Television