Greeks worried about theatre, we worry about TikTok. Stunning analysis.

Some academic is really stretching here, drawing a grand historical parallel between ancient Greeks fearing theatre would warp perception and modern discourse about social media doing the same. The paired theatrical imagery is doing heavy lifting to make this feel profound when it's really just a "people have always been worried about new things" take dressed up in intellectual clothing. Peak "let me cite Aristotle to seem smart about Instagram" energy.