The swift turnover in pop culture has made many important American figures invisible. The sheer volume of celebrities now makes it impossible for younger people to see a landscape that existed where you weren’t celebrated unless you were actually good at something.
Yes, I am old, but it’s strictly circumstantial. (The circumstance was that my mother was pregnant for 3/4 of a year.) It’s fun to share little bits of past pop culture with The Young, but I keep it brief with as much sex and violence as possible. 😂