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gavinjackson.bsky.social • 10 days ago

More so than the premier league, Harry Potter and OnlyFans?

Reposted from LeithMotive

GTA is probably the single biggest homegrown global cultural success the UK has produced since The Beatles.

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jackkessler.bsky.social•10 days ago

How much does it matter that many people (myself included until recently) don't know that GTA is a British export? Feels quite America-coded for obvious reasons, unlike PL or HP.

gavinjackson.bsky.social•10 days ago

Don’t know if it does matter. There’s a cynicism to it that feels very non-yank.

jackkessler.bsky.social•10 days ago

I've not played it so will defer to you. But to boost soft power/brand Britain, I would've thought it's helpful for people to know where it comes from. Otherwise you might as well be exporting widgets (with higher GVA).

gavinjackson.bsky.social•10 days ago

Think the export earnings are more valuable than soft power

jackkessler.bsky.social•10 days ago

And of course The Beatles managed both (though I'm sceptical about claims they single-handedly kept the current account in surplus).

gavinjackson.bsky.social•10 days ago

From memory the claim is “invisibles” kept the ca in surplus which also included things such as the foreign earnings of the City and the merchant navy as well as the Beatles.

leithmotive.bsky.social•10 days ago

Yes! I mean I'll entertain the case for Harry Potter on monetary grounds, but GTA is more important as it has had a profound effect on game design in general as well as selling billions.

gavinjackson.bsky.social•10 days ago

Just not sure it’s as global as the others.

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