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You have "content" in quotes, but during the actors and writers strike, there isn't even "content"

• slowmovintarget 3y ago
  The business of media distribution drives us to talk about the stories we enjoy engaging with as though they are toiletries we're restocking from the store. I replaced my empty box of tissue with more "content," yay! I put that in quotes because I actually dislike the viewpoint that term comes from. I watch stories and performances, think on them, talk about them, and sometimes come back to them. I don't consume content, as if it were used up after I watch it once. I hope the writers and actors get a fairer shake, especially with unreasonable terms for generative AI based on actor likenesses and voices. (We get to scan you once, pay you once, and use that "data" forever without ever paying you again.)
  • drbobmd5 3y ago
    > I don't consume content, as if it were used up after I watch it once. You may be in a minority here, many people I know (like my wife) very rarely will go back to something when they're done with it. Most people are on the lookout for something new to keep them entertained, so I would definitely argue that they are in fact consuming media.