Originally posted by Mark Gulbrandsen
The original Mickey Mouse is about to lose copyright protection and enter the public domain. Maybe that could be another reason why the "Old Disney" is not as visible. I don't know the full situation; I don't have a Disney+ subscription (or Huly, Apple TV, etc). I think I'm going to cancel Netflix and just stick with Max and Prime Video.
I feel sorry for kids growing up in this era. They seem more sheltered or locked up -thanks largely to how our fucked up media has conditioned parents. Fear, anger and paranoia are over the top. Kids can have various digital pacifiers like big screen TV sets, tablets, smart phones and game consoles. But they have less access to the outdoors and in-person interaction with other children their age. Kids today can only dream about the level of independence I had when I was a kid.
Many of the people running Disney are closer to my parents' age. It has to be an enormous challenge for anyone with a Boomer or Gen-X perspective to get in touch at all with what really speaks to an 8 year old kid now.
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