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Something I was thinking about in the car today, shuffling through songs that glorify The Hustle, talk about how money is all that matters…It got me wondering if there’s too much media that tells us that working ourselves to death is the only way to live.

Yes, I am of course aware that there’s plenty of media about living a life of leisure, rebelling against the grind, and so on. I’m am of course also aware that a solid work ethic is a generally positive trait.

So the question I guess comes down to balance. What do you see as the prevailing message in the media you see/hear/read? Is it, “Work as hard and amass as much money as you possibly can and nothing else matters?” Or do you see something different/better?

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[–] thethrilloftime69@feddit.online 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The media is owned by capitalists. Anything that threatens capital needs to be snuffed out.

https://youtu.be/eXvBjCO19QY

This is Tupac who was murdered.

https://youtu.be/E58qLXBfLrs

This is Kanye West who is a professed Nazi and still alive.

These songs were within a decade of each other. I know that's not enough data, but I think the differences in tone can be accounted for which was was more acceptable to power.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

it also leans heavily into pro-govt propaganda for most mvoies and show.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I doubt Tupac was murdered by capitalists because he didn't like them

Maybe. This is all conjecture, but it seems convenient that Tupac who advocated for helping the poor in his music was murdered and all the black artists who popped up after him (Beyonce,JayZ, Kanye for example) are all about "get my money" music.

Of course, I have no evidence, but if you've read about all the various CIA psyops over the past 80 years, it doesn't sound that far fetched.