rant · moment 6 of 14
Disney's Hypocrisy and the Nostalgia Industrial Complex
from Not A Legal Expert · #106
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3 minRay argues Disney and its subsidiaries profit off pedophile-baiting child stardom while pretending to be offended by James Gunn's jokes, then pivots into a rant against nostalgia culture, sequels, and adults obsessed with Star Wars and childhood franchises.
- 12:54Disney and Amazon's massive corporate resources allow them to avoid real risk and accountability.
- 13:41Hollywood has abandoned original culture in favor of endlessly recycling and reselling nostalgia—sequels, reboots, and merchandise.
- 14:14Tim argues The Force Awakens is a moronic rehash of the original Star Wars from 30 years prior.
- 14:42He questions why audiences find happiness in revisiting their childhood through recycled media instead of engaging with the present.
- 15:09Tim's own childhood was fine but unremarkable, so he doesn't understand the adult obsession with nostalgic IP.
- 15:28Rewatching childhood favorites reveals they're actually terrible—mostly cheap Korean animation from the 1980s.