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Netflix just ended their 25 year long DVD by mail service. I subscribed to it a good chunk of that time (it was comparatively cheap), but didn't use it much ove
by npsimons 3y ago
Netflix just ended their 25 year long DVD by mail service. I subscribed to it a good chunk of that time (it was comparatively cheap), but didn't use it much over the last decade, because I'll admit I'm a dopamine fiend who likes that quick fix. But:
> Outliers are bad for business.
That's pretty much the takeaway here. Art (or anything really) that inspires, or is even more than about one sigma out, is not profitable. Sure, it's what you want, and you want to be erudite and trying to fill that final level on Maslow's hierarchy, but that doesn't guarantee quarter after quarter ROI for shareholders.