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> But the focus on comic books reveals a subtle tension at the heart of the Culture Pass’s design, between the almost total freedom it affords it young users — including to buy the mass media they already love — and its architects’ aim of guiding users toward lesser-known and more highbrow arts.

Seems they could have made the items they wanted to guide users towards free or cheaper, rather than handing out money and hoping

> Noël Corbin, a Culture Ministry official who oversees the project, said the pass gave France’s newly minted adults a way of looking up nearby cultural offerings — the app has a geolocation feature — and encouraged them to indulge their cultural passions.

Manga may not be for everyone, but is this not part of their cultural passions?

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>Seems they could have made the items they wanted to guide users towards free or cheaper

What they should have done is first hand out a month of free coupons for local french books/movies/books/music and then once everyone used their coupons they can decide for themselves whether they want to spend their culture pass balance on that.