I like reading “smart” people’s take on Watchmen because what they miss helps me understand the world better: why they miss what they do, what they don’t have the systems/holistic thinking to understand is occurring at the first or second level of the show.

This is easier and more productive with books, but almost no one reads most of the academic non-fic books I read so finding discussions about them is nearly impossible. TV shows are what people talk about so it’s the mirror and the crystal ball I can use to examine the shrouded parts of culture and shared reality.