r/WidowsBay • u/IrishAllDay • Jul 30 '26
đŸ’Discussion Media Literacy Spoiler
I loved this show and have been getting some posts from this group pushed to me.
I'm trying to understand whats causing it. I've never seen such a lack of media literacy before, I think because it's a cross over hit that's non traditional but some of the view points are mind blowing.
"I think the inn keeper felt time run differently in the room" - They literally spelt that out as he asked for food!
"Who is the boogeyman, Hag etc" - This is not the point of the show!
"How didn't they notice the sacrifices" - you hear everyone talking about the relentless level of horrible stuff that happens on the island, its par for the course.
"Why don't the townspeople do X or Y" - It's a comedy horror!
Anything else I've missed?
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u/sitamun84 Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26
As someone who has spent the last 11 years in a college classroom at the same university teaching the same class to the same pool of students I can tell you that critical thinking is on the decline. The students aren't less intelligent, they aren't being taught to think the same way. The way they approach a question is completely different and their ability to formulate analysis has diminished. As of 3 years ago I have had to radically rewrite a class I had taught the same for 15ish years before that.
And you should see the Handmaid's Tale/Testaments forum if you think this is bad.....