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Well, almost all of the facebook shares about this that I have seen are exclusively about the novelty and experiment. I didn't see anything that just left it at
by sirclueless 15y ago
Well, almost all of the facebook shares about this that I have seen are exclusively about the novelty and experiment. I didn't see anything that just left it at "Oh, Louis C.K. is awesome. Check out his new thing."
So at least anecdotally, a lot of people around me bought this because of novelty and to support this business model instead of because they like standup or Louis CK.
- philhippus 15y agoI think that says something about his target audience. People are capable of more complex thought than "funny man is funny" and the usual base instincts that marketers have exploited to great effect. This marketing ploy adds an extra layer to customer involvement, just mildly stimulating the slightly higher faculties of the consumer base cognisance. As sentient biological super-computers that human beings are, they easily comprehend the concept and gladly exchange money to support it.
- lux 15y agoAnecdotally, I've experienced the opposite. I haven't seen a single "hey this is a neat experiment" post (Radiohead's similar album sale on the other hand...), yet I know quite a few pretty dedicated Louis C.K. fans, and remember his show here (Winnipeg) being packed solid. Louis already has the popularity behind him, because he's done the years of paying his dues building that up. That's going to be the majority of sales, with a minority percentage (10-20% I'd wager) buying out of curiosity. FWIW, I haven't even purchased it yet, because every time I've gone to his site its been down...