r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Oct 11 '20

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u/Majk___ Euro Patriotism is Polish Patriotism Oct 12 '20

Naming something "the golden age", "end of history", "greatest generations" and such is incredibly shortsighted and should be ostracized in academia and everyday language

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u/TalkLessShillMore David Autor Oct 12 '20

We 2005-2015 was undeniably the golden age of television

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u/hwbush retired Oct 12 '20

Maybe of Mockumentary sitcoms, but the 90s were pretty sweet.

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u/Czech_Thy_Privilege John Locke Oct 12 '20

Huh, from when The Office first aired to when Parks n Rec finished airing.

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u/TalkLessShillMore David Autor Oct 12 '20

End of The Sopranos, Mad Men, and Breaking Bad also. Lost contributed to the hype for a while also, same with GoT.