As MTV begins shutting down music-only channels, many discuss what the ‘final video’ should be

On August 1, 1981, gaggles of Gen X-ers gathered around TV sets in the U.S. (and later around the world) to watch the launch of something about which many had only dreamed. No, it wasn’t our own 80s-inspired moon landing. It was the MTV (Music Television) channel, which was set to show music…