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BeadleBlog's avatar

Perhaps there's some divide and conquer going on here. The stats show a high rate of stable marriages among the elite, but then you show "Sexual content, family antagonism, and heavy substance use are especially appealing to affluent viewers." Could it be this is how some of the affluent view the middle and lower classes? Then there's those (of all social classes) who think life is a zero-sum game and by entertainment modeling chaotic families, it will lead to more dysfunction and less competition from below. I had a conversation some years ago with friends, and they talked about watching dysfunctional reality tv. I asked what they liked about it, and they said comparing themselves to the dysfunction made them feel better about themselves.

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Bob's avatar

“Elites” don’t make movies. Hollywood is filled with pretty people, not elites. Elites look more like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Balaji Srinivasen (new money) and the Bush family (old money). New money families have more chaotic lives than old money families.

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