You know how things work. The media starts to chant about how great those winners are, with only a few seriously digging into the actual works. They are quickly followed by internet trolls who derail every discussion by insisting that these are masterpieces certified by big-name committees, claiming that we, the lowly masses, must accept the decisions of the great authority as the absolute truth of our lives.
Every awards season is like this, and I now hate awards
Who does this with the Nobel Prize on literature? I've not even heard of any of the previous winners on until Bob Dylan in 2016.
Even with the Oscars, like who is demeaning the lowly masses that they must view as absolute truth that e.g. CODA or The Whale or The Power of the Dog etc are masterpieces?
When was the last time an Oscar or a literature prize (Nobel but not only) has been awarded to something funny?
Only the nobel peace prize is handed out by Norway. What would you consider an example of nobel bait?
I used to think that Nobel committee was made up of researchers around the world, and the Nobel dudes would just present it for a ceremony. Nope, it's really just people from one college who are picking these prizes.
Edit: It seems the committee for physiology and medicine is actually at Karolinska institutet, so in this case it was one college.
Michelin stars remain coveted and are a sure-fire way for fine-dining restaurants to fill their seats.
[Edit: changed "know" to "will have read"]