Looney Tunes, for me. When I was growing up through the 90s and 2000s, Looney Tunes was about as large as life itself. Bugs, Daffy, Taz, Sylvester, Marvin the Martian .etc were staples anywhere in culture. However, it felt like some pendulum swung another direction because there's solemn mention of Looney Tunes in the past 10 years.

And I'm trying to not say that Looney Tunes has faded away, it still has made shows as recent as 2020 that lasted until 2024 and a movie that was this year. But I'm saying that it's cultural relevance has taken a backseat and it doesn't help that its parent company, WB, has been treated as nothing more than just an asset to be acquired while those who acquired it, aren't doing a lot with the name to bring it back to its former level.

It's kinda like how Tom and Jerry were huge (still are to an extent) but its cultural significance as of late, has largely taken the same backseat where you don't hear as much from them as you used to.

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[–] 10 points 1 hour ago (1 child)

Climate change. It's an existential threat which no one seems to actually care about enough to do anything. In many cases leaders are intentionally doing all they can to make it worse. The world has gone insane.

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  • [–] 1 point 29 minutes ago

    Agree, it's a daily thought for me but no one cares. I've made my home as stable against it as I can, but I see everyone else just not giving a fuck. Honestly I'm not having kids because of climate change, all experts point to death and destruction and I see no need to bring children into that. The people who downplay it have no scientific experience and a lot of backers who want to keep the status quo.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 hour ago

    Trump raped children.

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    AIDS.

    I came of age during the crisis and it would be hard to exaggerate how big a deal that was. Sex could kill you, not just ruin your life. Sex ed in 7th grade was more like a haunted house than a classroom.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

    I don't think our public school even has a sex ed course anymore

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  • [–] 4 points 1 hour ago (1 child)

    Do you mean abstinence class?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 hour ago

    Probably what it is given rural Nebraska. I've asked my daughter because she's in 7th grade and she says no we haven't had any class.

    I mean we've had the talk with her and she's had some questions but I know there's other questions that I think she would be more comfortable answering in front of peers instead of her own parents

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  • [–] 5 points 2 hours ago

    Blockchain. Although I’m not surprised it’s not talked about anymore, people have moved on to the next grift.

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    Game of Thrones.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 hours ago

    That’s all folks

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