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The main problems in film and media today are over-consolidation and grossly inequitable compensation models. Blaming Apple is a rare, bizarre take. Like - we

The main problems in film and media today are over-consolidation and grossly inequitable compensation models. Blaming Apple is a rare, bizarre take. Like - we have a huge writer strike right now, the second very large one in recent years. Meanwhile the CEOs and shareholders of every media company are paid multiples of what every writer gets combined. It's wildly perverse. And not Apple's fault, or even Amazon's.

whimsicalism 3y ago
“grossly inequitable compensation” models arise because literally nobody is paying for content anymore. nat geo magazine used to have millions of loyal subscribers.
- mandmandam 3y ago
  > literally nobody is paying for content anymore. That's not even remotely true. People pay for lots of subscription services; it's getting ridiculous. And we pay a very dear price indeed for getting blasted with ads and propaganda. > nat geo magazine used to have millions of loyal subscribers. And then Rupert Murdoch bought them. Immediately, people knew it would get strip mined to the bone and then sold off for parts. If anything, I'm surprised it hasn't been faster and uglier. ... If the negative externalities of advertising and propaganda were costed in, the entire media landscape would be wholly different. Most people can't even imagine how different. The problem isn't that people aren't paying for content, it's that people are the product now; even when they pay.
- prawn 3y ago
  I think people are paying for content, but the majority are watching more pulpy stuff. I love showing my kids documentaries, but even the majority of those now are a bit unbearable with over the top voiceovers, etc.
  - whimsicalism 3y ago
    You’re wrong - my parents both work in this industry. People are paying less for content total
WalterBright 3y ago
Compensation isn't set by "equity". It's set by the Law of Supply & Demand. Besides, no two people are equal.
- rightbyte 3y ago
  The supply of directors, board members and CEOs are artificially constrained by the same. Workers need to do the same and eat their cake too.

whimsicalism 3y ago

“grossly inequitable compensation” models arise because literally nobody is paying for content anymore. nat geo magazine used to have millions of loyal subscribers.

mandmandam 3y ago
> literally nobody is paying for content anymore. That's not even remotely true. People pay for lots of subscription services; it's getting ridiculous. And we pay a very dear price indeed for getting blasted with ads and propaganda. > nat geo magazine used to have millions of loyal subscribers. And then Rupert Murdoch bought them. Immediately, people knew it would get strip mined to the bone and then sold off for parts. If anything, I'm surprised it hasn't been faster and uglier. ... If the negative externalities of advertising and propaganda were costed in, the entire media landscape would be wholly different. Most people can't even imagine how different. The problem isn't that people aren't paying for content, it's that people are the product now; even when they pay.
prawn 3y ago
I think people are paying for content, but the majority are watching more pulpy stuff. I love showing my kids documentaries, but even the majority of those now are a bit unbearable with over the top voiceovers, etc.
- whimsicalism 3y ago
  You’re wrong - my parents both work in this industry. People are paying less for content total

WalterBright 3y ago

Compensation isn't set by "equity". It's set by the Law of Supply & Demand. Besides, no two people are equal.

rightbyte 3y ago
The supply of directors, board members and CEOs are artificially constrained by the same. Workers need to do the same and eat their cake too.