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bobbaaay posted...

Okay, I'll give you The Boys and She-Hulk.
But there's still the difference with those shows, while popular and being made into memes and whatnot, aren't dictating popular culture and what it's talking about, its trends, etc.
The Dahmer thing being an example - that discussion is literally new to me. I've never heard so many people have this take on true crime, and I highly doubt ANY of those people put forth that much effort into discussing the topic before the Netflix program. Or the fact that Stranger Things was so popular that they literally play Kate Bush on modern pop stations -- or the fact that people tried to "cancel" Metallica after zoomers "discovered"(?) them (despite them literally being like the most overplayed band on generic rock stations? But again, they're probably using music streaming services like Spotify and not listening to the radio and living in their own little bubble).

Yes, that's what happens when something popular introduces new audiences to older topics or music. It applies to way more than just Netflix, or even streaming services.

Remember when GTA San Andreas released and older songs like Welcome to the Jungle became popular among teens that had never heard it before? Same thing with the songs on GTA Vice City.

And plenty of shows outside of Netflix have been huge pop culture influences. Netflix just had a head start on all of the other streaming services.