Snapshot · The Rest Is Entertainment
Tom Hanks coined the term 'Grand Unifying Moments' (GUMs) to describe the increasingly rare cultural events that bind everyone together regardless of age, culture, or language.
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Marina Hyde asks whether the shared cultural experiences that films like Toy Story create are becoming harder to produce in a fractured, algorithmically-sorted media landscape. Hanks acknowledges the challenge but pushes back on any simplistic pessimism. He argues that while entertainment can now be consumed in three-minute increments all day, the power of an experience shared with 200 strangers in the same room — or talked about by millions simultaneously — will never disappear. It just becomes rarer. In a moment of inspired wordplay, Hanks coins 'Grand Unifying Moments' — GUMs — to describe these rare cultural events that bind everyone across age, language, and culture. [1] — Tom Hanks "Grand Unifying Moments (GUMs): Tom Hanks coined the term 'Grand Unifying Moments' (GUMs) to describe the increasingly rare cultural events …" 13:00 Richard Osman immediately abbreviates it to GUMP, which Hanks calls a 'not bad example' of exactly that phenomenon.
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