> Dennis, you wouldn't happen to be a baby boomer, would you?
Born in 1968. A child of the Tet Offensive, as it were.
> So you are saying that mass culture today is *not* "dreadfully oppressive"
> or "stupefying." Have you turned on your television recently?
Yep. Billy Joe Bob was dissecting this Italian biker Western (produced in Spain for a predominantly Bali export market) on this giant metal table with what appeared to be an alien probing device. After awhile this lifeform from Alpha Centauri started chatting up some e-tech producer about career opportunities in the pico-engineering industry. At least, that's what it *seemed* like.
Of course, you have to be selective. Most prime time programming has all the charm of 17th century dentistry. But stick with the trash TV and you'll find those intergalactic nuggets.
-- Dennis