I was thinking the other day about how “pop” is an artifact of market economics and has nothing to do with art. Pop music for example is simply an attempt at maximizing ROI by appealing to the greatest common factor. I suppose this is obvious, I’m going to stop talking now.
I think you’re right for a large segment, but I’m convinced that there are people with some brains and heart that just happen to be surrounded by right wing ideologies and unexposed to and given misinformation about ideas outside their bubble.
The rulers figured out the internet is too dangerous to their power. They thought they could control it and us, and they did for a long time, but it’s not working anymore. Now they are cracking down on our ability to communicate, to prevent ideas from spreading and taking hold that they cannot tolerate.