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leighbythesea2

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Sun Jul 14, 2024, 11:21 AM Jul 2024

Could we have jumped the Electric Shark?

Definition
(of a television series or movie) reach a point at which far-fetched events are included merely for the sake of novelty, indicative of a decline in quality.

Biden had just said let’s not treat politics like reality TV.
Saw someone say yesterday “we’ve crossed the Rubicon”, made me think of this.

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Could we have jumped the Electric Shark? (Original Post) leighbythesea2 Jul 2024 OP
Simulacra and Simulation. Yep. JanMichael Jul 2024 #1

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