I was recommended to watch Otaku no Video, Gainax's generational manifesto on otaku culture from 1991.
Honestly, what's hitting me the most is how, in almost 30 years, NOTHING has changed when it comes to otaku culture, except it being more widespread. It's depressing.
The cringe is REAL
shhh, don't tell the nostalgiafags that.
they think the 90s weren't rife with otaku culture and pandering
This is somehow worse for my sanity than Welcome to the NHK.
>It's depressing.
What, why?
If nothing has changed how is that wrong?
Societal stagnation isn't exactly entertaining, user.
Considering the distopic horror that are modern societies I don't think something remaining more or less unchanged can be bad at all.
We should be experiencing great innovations. But we aren't.
The fact that escapism is becoming more and more popular, and apparently have been for a good 30+ years, is horrifying.
That means we keep having good escapism so we don't get crushed by awful reality, how is that bad again?
Wait, is it you Marche?
What about changing reality for the better? Did we all just give up on that?