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Republicans killed funding for public TV so now the shows have to earn their own money which means the primary concern is no longer teaching but how to make mon
by guelo 11y ago
Republicans killed funding for public TV so now the shows have to earn their own money which means the primary concern is no longer teaching but how to make money via toys and DVDs, etc. which leads to finding the most addictive character and making him a star. Because capitalism ruins everything.
- WalterBright 11y agoCapitalism created the Beatles :-)
- DrScump 11y agoRepublicans killed funding for public TV When, exactly, was this?
- MichaelMoser123 11y agoBecause capitalism you get to play with nice computers - socialism was never good at that. You also get to buy things that customers want, not stuff that some detached bureaucrat thinks that you should buy. However you do have a point - they do have to sell toys and a ten year old will probably not buy a big bird doll. This requirement causes them to invent more addictive characters, so as to spin off dolls that younger kids will wish to own. On the other side they may have tried to push Ernie and Bert dolls to teenagers, this might have created a more diverse offering. Another point is that the principle that work with consumer markets are not very good when applied to education: the target audience here still has a limited ability to evaluate your effort as an educator...
- MichaelMoser123 11y agohttp://www.sesameworkshop.org/about-us/financials/ http://www.sesameworkshop.org/about-us/financials/ here it says that 31% of the funding comes from government/corporate support; Also they don't seem to be making that much money; them bloody capitalists are rather poor themselves. I guess Dora is doing better in terms of finances - they must have more limited expenses. http://www.sesameworkshop.org/wp_install/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FY-2015-Financial-Statements.pdf http://www.sesameworkshop.org/wp_install/wp-content/uploads/...