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Talarin20 t1_j6dd57f wrote

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Have you considered that it is now a favorite for the newer generations who vibe with it, and that perhaps we're just grumbling boomers at this point?

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Plastic_Ambassador89 t1_j6djwxu wrote

but is it tho? when was the last time you heard a zoomer talk about the simpsons? viewership numbers have declined drastically and it's not the cultural icon it used to be, idk who's watching anymore, but it's certainly not the kids. Probably just a few dedicated boomers and latin america at this point.

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Talarin20 t1_j6dkzqh wrote

Personally I think there can be other factors at play here, such as: a constant and oversaturated flow of shows via streaming platforms; the possibility to watch the Simpsons online at any time; a much higher amount of other content to watch online such as YouTube and Twitch.

I think, even if you still loved the show as much as you did back in the early days, the viewership would have declined all the same.

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Plastic_Ambassador89 t1_j6dlqoh wrote

Yeah for sure that stuff has played a part. But also maybe the quality of the show has just declined too, those can both be true. idk why we have to be so afraid of criticizing things, disliking modern simpsons has hardly been controversial until right now apparently

I'm mostly questioning that there is a new audience for the simpsons. I don't think there is. I think it's only vestiges of an old audience.

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Vli37 t1_j6dj1qy wrote

This is actually a good argument for why in each generation, we just don't understand each other 😅

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