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For me I think movies mean less than they used to. We are spoiled with the amount of entertainment constantly being released to us nowadays. I will not go buy

For me I think movies mean less than they used to. We are spoiled with the amount of entertainment constantly being released to us nowadays. I will not go buy a movie or see a movie at the theater anymore - no matter what it is. It could be the most anticipated film in a half a decade and I'll still wait for it to be conveniently streamed to me. Maybe I'm getting old, but I feel like people don't create movie libraries anymore unless they're pirates. We don't have 1 specific night a week where we get everyone together for a special movie. We watch movies and shows all the time and that makes them less special/valuable. I don't think I'm articulating this well. Disney thinks I'll tack on another streaming service to watch Mulan or Captain America: Civil War - but they're wrong...

rpiguy 9y ago
It is a well known phenomenon that abundance decreases the amount of "specialness" we feel for things. It is true for music, comics, really anything that used to take effort to find and acquire. It is like a psychological corollary to supply and demand, and also why luxury goods lose their magic when they move down market.
- aggie 9y ago
  The science on this (choice overload) is actually rather ambiguous. [pdf] http://www.scheibehenne.de/ScheibehenneGreifenederTodd2010.pdf http://www.scheibehenne.de/ScheibehenneGreifenederTodd2010.p...
yvhhjbb 9y ago
> Disney thinks I'll tack on another streaming service to watch Mulan or Captain America: Civil War - but they're wrong... How long have you been single for, if you don't mind me asking? It's not for you dude, it's for the kids.
- mrcsparker 9y ago
  I will probably subscribe for that reason. Disney knows this about parents. They are one of the few companies that could put together their own offering
npsimons 9y ago
> I will not go buy a movie or see a movie at the theater anymore - no matter what it is. It could be the most anticipated film in a half a decade and I'll still wait for it to be conveniently streamed to me. I feel much the same way, but I'll add one thing: I find I spend too much time passively consuming, to the point I am trying to bring back a 1 specific night a week to watch something I think will be edifying and entertaining.

rpiguy 9y ago

It is a well known phenomenon that abundance decreases the amount of "specialness" we feel for things. It is true for music, comics, really anything that used to take effort to find and acquire. It is like a psychological corollary to supply and demand, and also why luxury goods lose their magic when they move down market.

aggie 9y ago
The science on this (choice overload) is actually rather ambiguous. [pdf] http://www.scheibehenne.de/ScheibehenneGreifenederTodd2010.pdf http://www.scheibehenne.de/ScheibehenneGreifenederTodd2010.p...

yvhhjbb 9y ago

> Disney thinks I'll tack on another streaming service to watch Mulan or Captain America: Civil War - but they're wrong... How long have you been single for, if you don't mind me asking? It's not for you dude, it's for the kids.

mrcsparker 9y ago
I will probably subscribe for that reason. Disney knows this about parents. They are one of the few companies that could put together their own offering

npsimons 9y ago

> I will not go buy a movie or see a movie at the theater anymore - no matter what it is. It could be the most anticipated film in a half a decade and I'll still wait for it to be conveniently streamed to me. I feel much the same way, but I'll add one thing: I find I spend too much time passively consuming, to the point I am trying to bring back a 1 specific night a week to watch something I think will be edifying and entertaining.