
Originally Posted by
lifepulse
Great post, can be applied to most fields-- the "bozos" selling their sensationalism, are always going to steal the majority of the attention, while the "real people" grinding it out will remain in the background. Exactly why "shock bands" get more attention than bands that just write authentically good music, but also fade much faster. Same will happen with Bostin, Piana, etc., so they are grabbing as much cash as they can, while they can.
As for the "what happened to our culture?"-- honestly, I think the fitness culture (these days) is just a microcosm of the larger cultural trends. The 80s were a decade of over-the-top-ism, Wall Street greed and "living in excess", American badassery and red-blooded domination (Cold War mentality), Hulk Hogan beating the Iron Shiek and "trouncing those primitive Arabs", Schwarzenegger and Stalone dominated the box office and every kid wanted to be them, big hair and fast cars (and fast women) dominated the music scene, etc.
Nowadays, culture is much more politically correct, tame, lazy, mealy-mouthed and milquetoast. And this is reflected in cultural trends-- growing boys no longer aspire to be Schwarzenegger, but Bieber (who not only has no physique to speak of, but also has no musical talent to speak of, as far as I can tell).
Bodybuilding/fitness culture is just reflecting this larger pussification of 2016 culture. Nobody wants to work or "pay their dues" anymore, they just want the end product dissociated from the effort. SO, they follow people who promise results with no effort. Look at ALL of the trending in the fitness world-- IIFYM (whether scientifically accurate or not, the MINDSET to try to incorporate junk food into a prep diet, speaks to one's orientation); minimizing cardio; minimizing over training; maximizing drugs; minimizing the emphasis on training knowledge and intensity-- all speaks to a desire to "find an easier way".
Welcome to 2016. That's how we roll these days.
-lifepulse
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