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(09-21-2017 05:13 PM)AnonymousBosch Wrote:  

...I think I can survive without watching an obese Gamma's cutting edge references to 'Stand By Me' and 'Mad Max'.

AB, do you stand by your analysis?

You're probably correct overall, yet if there's any one reason why what you saw on the fringes as now being more mainstream.
I'd put that down to humanities flawed nature.

Every empire that rises; falls.
Egyptian's, Roman's, Ottoman's, Brits etc.

Once a "golden age" is over, then it's a slide into ruin.
The U.S. led Western "empire" is on it's last legs.
When tearing down statues is more important than properly funding hospitals & forcing gender confusion on kids is the latest trend.
I don't hold out much hope for this highly secular, hedonistic society.

One could almost liken Rick & Morty (& similar shows) to a mirror on the current state of affairs.