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> job boards > activation energy gradient > producing good results > economic reward > build recognition and clout > big advantage > a16z is investing >

> job boards > activation energy gradient > producing good results > economic reward > build recognition and clout > big advantage > a16z is investing > bootstrap production you're saying a lot of things about commodification and mass production, which are completely unnecessary to the expression of the human condition.

52-6F-62 2y ago
a16z of all things! I like technology. I hate how its being used, especially by groups like that. Software needs a soul revival. Holy shit
echelon 2y ago
> you're saying a lot of things about commodification and mass production, which are completely unnecessary to the expression of the human condition. Read my response here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42368209 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42368209 I struggle to see how the existing status quo is better than the world that is coming.
- text0404 2y ago
  but indie films have always existed. there have always been amateurs using film as a medium, since there was film (in high school, we wrote, storyboarded, directed, acted in, and edited our own short films for our final film class projects using camcorders and watched them at a viewing night at a local theater!). you're saying "you must have a giant budget and tons of time to compete with the studios and AI can level the playing field" but i don't know why an artist would want to compete with a major film studio which is pushing out generic content in the first place? you don't need a multimillion dollar production budget and $300k props to make art, in the same way a sculptor doesn't need to make statues out of gold or diamonds.
dotancohen 2y ago
That's probably because commodification and mass production are far more viable a path towards feeding one's family than is expression of the human condition.

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> job boards > activation energy gradient > producing good results > economic reward > build recognition and clout > big advantage > a16z is investing >

by text0404 2y ago

52-6F-62 2y ago
a16z of all things! I like technology. I hate how its being used, especially by groups like that. Software needs a soul revival. Holy shit
echelon 2y ago
> you're saying a lot of things about commodification and mass production, which are completely unnecessary to the expression of the human condition. Read my response here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42368209 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42368209 I struggle to see how the existing status quo is better than the world that is coming.
- text0404 2y ago
  but indie films have always existed. there have always been amateurs using film as a medium, since there was film (in high school, we wrote, storyboarded, directed, acted in, and edited our own short films for our final film class projects using camcorders and watched them at a viewing night at a local theater!). you're saying "you must have a giant budget and tons of time to compete with the studios and AI can level the playing field" but i don't know why an artist would want to compete with a major film studio which is pushing out generic content in the first place? you don't need a multimillion dollar production budget and $300k props to make art, in the same way a sculptor doesn't need to make statues out of gold or diamonds.
dotancohen 2y ago
That's probably because commodification and mass production are far more viable a path towards feeding one's family than is expression of the human condition.