"The Mediocrity Feedback Loop" aka "Conor Syndrome"
I wish I had coined this phrase. I've noted the praise for garbage films and shows for some time, in no small part due to conor's positive recommendations, but I wish I could have distilled it down to this kind of succinct expression.
No wonder we get more and more garbage.
Link: https://quillette.com/2025/07/22/the-mediocrity-feedback-loop-28-years-later-review-alex-garland-danny-boyle/
Replies to: "The Mediocrity Feedback Loop" aka "Conor Syndrome"
Wow! You, the pedophile whisperer are on here attacking another’s entertainment choice.
Brilliant.
A Review of 'Quillette'...re: MAS' link...par for the course.
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Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quillette
Where’s old Roger Ebert when you need him?
I think part of it is that people have generally much lower expectations, and part of it is that the movie industry is dying and the “critics” have a self-interest in promoting movies rather than filtering good from bad.
Same issue with pro-sports IMHO. The quality has fallen off.
Siskel was usually harsher.
Someone has compiled most Sislkel & Ebert episodes and it's fun to watch them sometimes.
The NYT's Vincent Canby was always a tough grader.