Possibly, at least as far as laying the actual cables goes. Allowed monopolies probably makes a difference, too - we have cable monopolies because the companies insisted they need a perpetual monopoly to be profitable, and offered public access in exchange. :|

"Why make it a plot point that Marge lied on her resume, if it didn't lead to any real consequences?"

It's also worth remembering that the episode was written in the early 90s, when atheists/agnostics/non-religious weren't really on the radar in the US. (Can't speak for anywhere else.) To some extent it's a product of its time.

So, no, there aren't any people claiming torrenting isn't breaking the law. Got it.

Psst, I don't think your communication is the issue here.

That's not the same thing as suggesting that something isn't illegal. The two positions aren't inconsistent.

Who are you arguing with here that is suggesting that pirating isn't a crime?

Congratulations, I guess.

Indeed. Although oddly, I've been thinking of re-starting my discs subscription. My partner really likes to watch movies and we're probably paying as much in digital rental/Redbox fees as we would to subscribe to the disc service.

Perhaps you live in the rare exception, but in general the US has quite slow internet service compared to the rest of the world. And not just in the country - our large cities don't have the sort of high speed service as comparable cities elsewhere.

The company started with physical DVDs, in the early 2000s before streaming TV was a thing at all. You get them by mail, in an envelope that doubles as a return envelope.

Your options are almost always giant cable telecom or giant phone telecom. They will both be terrible and you will overpay for slow service, because this is America and that's what we do.

Did it destroy music sales, though? iTunes, Amazon, and various subscription radio services are all humming along. People don't buy CDs, but format change doesn't mean the industry is destroyed. We're not playing glass cylinders anymore, after all. I don't have numbers, but I think you can make the argument that cheap…

No, the burlesque house. Shhh!

Do as I say.

Right, and as I've said, people said the exact same thing about Gen X (now in their 30s-40s) and for that matter, late period boomers (now in their 50s-60s). You countered that today's adults aren't really adults, and I'm asking what you are basing that supposition on.

What exactly are you basing that supposition on? And what does it have to do with your original claim that today's college students are somehow unique in their radical unwillingness to entertain other views?

Literally the same thing they used to say about college students in the 90s, who are in their 40s now. They grew up, today's college kids will too.

They're also using race-blind casting (as far as I understand) which is a bit different than "let's make this one character black for no particular reason". Part of the point is to cast based on talent rather than appearance so you have a much more diverse cast generally, and IMO at least it doesn't stand out so much.

Ha, figures!