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I think the writers don't need to be so pessimistic. Our culture has never been conquered by Paris. Have we? I believe that majority of the sane people, just like you and me, have never paid serious attention on Paris. It is all media generated noise for some profit-driven motive (viewership, eyeballs, etc.). I have long decided that not to take media seriously.
If the writers, as they said in this article, really want Paris to go away, then why they bothered to join the bandwagon, writing this article--which is all about Paris.