This seems applicable to quite a few things

https://piefed.world/post/372533

So you’re telling me it didn’t completely change society immediately after airing?

1990 was 35 years ago. How exactly do you define “immediate”?
Wow. I just realized how old I am.
Well, not that chocked. Probably not all society was paying attention at the time.
I still have that nagging impression that we’re going backwards, that we were already further ahead a few years ago than we were now. The 90s and early 00s weren’t perfect, but they felt more like good things are possible.
Reactionary Waves across History (Chapter 8) - Revolution and Reaction

Revolution and Reaction - March 2019

Cambridge Core
Thank you I have some reading next time I want to be depressed