Questions

Apparently Lobotomy and Hydrotherapy were widespread practices in the US to treat mental illness uptil the mid- 20th century.

Lobotomy is the crude practice of destroying brain tissue in the frontal lobe and has been abandoned, though neurosurgical procedures still exist for psychiatric conditions like obsessive-compulsive disorder, or major depression.

Hydrotherapy in various forms was to manage, calm or shock patients suffering from mania, depression and other forms of mental illness.

The treatment was similar to the medieval "ducking stools".

It was a form of near drowning that caused profound psychogical trauma and hypoxia.

Apparently In the US Hysterectomies or wandering womb surgeries, the removal of the ovaries, and clitoridectomies were regular operations by Physicians to treat hysterical or unmanageable behaviors.

The Women's Health movement in the 1970s stopped the widespread use of these operations and in 1980 the American Psychiatric Association ended this practice.

These operations were based on the Ancient Greek theory that a woman's uterus detached and floated around the body causing mental distress.

I didn’t watch the MTV Video Music Awards this year, but the word around the internet is that it was completely boring, with rumors that ratings dropped to an all-time low. Personally, it comes down to a total lack of genuine star power. Back in the day, the front rows were packed with actual A-list megastars like Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Madonna, Britney Spears, Eminem, and Beyoncé who made the show a must-see event. Nowadays, it feels like they just let anybody into these award shows, whether you're a reality TV contestant from Love Island or a random internet streamer. The barrier to entry is completely gone, which completely waters down the prestige.

I think the root of the problem is that we are just too overexposed to celebrities now. They go live constantly and post personal videos and photos of their daily lives on social media. If I can see you on my phone every single day, I’m not going to scour an award show to see what you're really like. On top of that, the new artists they push these days simply do not compare to the older generation. A lot of the true legends have gotten older or passed away, leaving us with a product that feels mediocre.

Did the VMAs completely lose their cultural relevance and unpredictability, or are we just getting older?

What do you think is the main reason why modern music award shows feel so boring and unappealing?