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  • Phish [he/him, any]
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    4 years ago

    I've worked in offices for a long time and didn't find it relatable at all. Maybe it's because I work in a major city and not a small town. The office life I know is a lot less heartwarming. Camaraderie exists but there's a lot less involvement of personal lives. I have great friends I met at work but it's much more atomized. There have been plenty of people I share an office with that I don't even know.

    It's still a funny show but it's one that I can't really watch anymore because it's been beaten to death by popular culture.

    • neebay [any,undecided]
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      4 years ago

      somewhere along the line, the show stopped presenting Michael as delusional and intrusive for seeing the office like a family, and started agreeing with him

      • Phish [he/him, any]
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        4 years ago

        I think once a show has a run like that it becomes harder to not treat the entire thing as precious. Especially with a sitcom rather than a drama. People don't want characters they've developed parasocial relationships with to be treated cynically.

          • Phish [he/him, any]
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            4 years ago

            Personally I kind of doubt it. I think it might have somewhat become that over time, but I'm sure the initial pitch was just "hey people work in offices everywhere, let's make a sitcom about one where the boss is a dipshit." Of course since it was originally created by Ricky Gervais I wouldn't be shocked if shitty politics were a motivation. I guess I'm saying I think the goal was to appeal to people more than to influence them.

      • zeal0telite [he/him,they/them]
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        4 years ago

        Yeah, that's the one big thing the UK show has over the US one.

        Brent stays absolutely loathsome and pathetic throughout the whole show because that's what he is. A loser who failed upwards into management.

        Probably a benefit of having like 12 episode total or whatever.

      • Phish [he/him, any]
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        4 years ago

        And if you've ever worked at a tech startup, Silicon Valley. Strange to find out Mike Judge is a libertarian.

        • JoesFrackinJack [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Yeah I hate that he a libertarian too, I feel like he just latched on to it and never explored economic and political theory after that. Lots of lefties went from libertarian to socialist after actually understanding how it's a failed ideology

          • Phish [he/him, any]
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            4 years ago

            Yeah I have a few friends that have described themselves as libertarian until I pointed out a couple things about it. I think a lot of people are sold on the whole "I should be able to do whatever I want with my property" thing. They have some romantic idea in their heads where they live a peaceful life off the grid, grow their own food, and shit. They don't realize how stupid the economic and societal implications are.