It actually came up the other day that it's very funny that Linklater worked for 12 years on a project that dropped at the only time before or after when people said things like "well when will we have Girlhood" and it wasn't a joke.
This is like in GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK, when they use real interview footage of Liberace saying that someday he’ll find his own prince, just like Grace Kelly.
For a stark reminder of how much of our humanity we've lost in the years since, try telling people in the present day that Princess Diana is dead- pay attention to the reactions. Nothing but fluoride stares.