Vitalik Buterin
@vitalik.eth
It seems to be a common viewpoint that it's "obviously" naive to think that the same political institutions could work for everyone around the world. But lots of day-to-day-life things (city structures, school systems, increasingly even food...) seem to globalize quickly just fine. Why the difference?
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Seems like a good time to bring back our friend, Maslow's hierarchy of needs. The day-to-day life "things" fulfil physiological and sometimes safety needs. Most political institutions support them. The difference is that political institutions also reach above the foundations of the hierarchy.
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Vitalik Buterin
@vitalik.eth
Movies seem to globalize easily Are movies top, middle or lower in Maslow's hierarchy?
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moreReese
@morereese
I’d argue movies that gloabalize easily typically fall lower on the hierarchy because they appeal to a least common denominator (big action, special fx, etc). Tyler Cowen talks about this in Creative Destruction https://tylercowen.com/dd-product/creative-destruction-how-globalization-is-changing-the-worlds-cultures
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rafa
@rafa
I think anything that stimulates the reptilian brain seems to globalise easily: dopamine, adrenaline, etc. Movies, as well as social media, seem to fall in this bucket.
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Do you truly think movies globalize easy? There are some cultural phenomenons that spread fast. Then there is the majority of media consumed that is heavily based on localized culture and political ideologies.
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Media is more accessible than systematic changes. (movie is top) Maybe permanence is a factor here. We still see a large divide in movie popularity based loosely on regional political institutions and cultural norms. Granted, this divide's threshold is lower than those of systematic changes.
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Lucas Pontes
@lucaspon
Entertainment is a pretty basic human need.
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