But the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences must stop acting with ancient out-of-date mentality.
Depriving prisoners of the right to vote is part of an out-dated mentality of social exclusion, deliberate dehumanisation and "civic death" which should have disappeared with the Victorians and certainly should not have now found new favour among labour politicians.
Some people date the casino mentality to the early 1980s, when the major investment banks stopped being private partnerships and became public corporations, which meant that their leaders' equity was no longer tied to the long-term health of the banks.
Our own mentality will surely seem just as dated in a hundred years, in ways that we cannot anticipate today.
One of the coauthors of the review said, "Online dating creates a shopping mentality, and that is probably not a particularly good way to go about choosing a mate".
"The Children's Hour," though dated in many respects, offers an insight into the terrible consequences of succumbing to a witch-hunt mentality.
Whether or not we have put the mentalities of the 1950's behind us, the language of the period is as dated as poodle skirts and tailfins.
Similarly, Lord Mandelson fears his party is in danger of slipping back into the "either/or" mentality which pre-dated New Labour, which sees markets as all bad and government actions all good.
Chelsea, a 25-year-old Manhattanite who has been both a ghost and a ghostee says the fast-paced, onto-the-next mentality of online dating makes the need for an "it's not me, it's you," conversation irrelevant.
What's interesting about Sapio is that it allows for the same 'game-playing' mentality as Tinder or other dating apps that encourage you to keep swiping.
