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> What I meant is that I don't see truly indie-produced feature films reach the zeitgeist anymore. Maybe they shouldn't. Maybe word of mouth from among those i

by the_af 7mo ago

> What I meant is that I don't see truly indie-produced feature films reach the zeitgeist anymore. Maybe they shouldn't. Maybe word of mouth from among those in your circle of friends that have good taste is enough. I'm not sure that blockbuster cinema reaching millions is tenable, or a good thing. As for "watching content"... yuck, I hate the word "content".

awongh 7mo ago
> Maybe they shouldn't looking at the last 4 years of world events, I think some people already have some nostalgia for a shared cultural experience, instead of everyone being in their own algorithmically and socio-culturally / demographically segregated bubbles. Or maybe it's just looking back with rose colored glasses shrug
- the_af 7mo ago
  To be honest, I'm ambivalent about it. I do value a shared experience (contradicting somewhat what I wrote earlier). I don't have everything figured out...
- vl 7mo ago
  Arguably this existed for the limited time in history with invention of over-the-air TV and ended with advent of cable. Event before internet streaming nobody watched same stuff anymore.
  - the_af 7mo ago
    Not disagreeing with you, but the last time I experienced this was much later: with HBO's Game of Thrones. Everyone discussed the latest episode, it was an almost universal shared social experience. It seems to have died for good after it ended, though.
gzread 7mo ago
Saw this link posted elsewhere on HN: https://fgiesen.wordpress.com/2025/07/06/content-creator/ https://fgiesen.wordpress.com/2025/07/06/content-creator/ Summary: it's okay to talk about "content" if you're a "content plumber" like some kind of backend video engineer or sysadmin, someone whose job is to help the bits get to the viewers and doesn't need to care what the bits represent. It's not okay if you're a director, actor or viewer, someone who's actually interacting with the the specific piece of content.

by the_af 7mo ago

awongh 7mo ago

> Maybe they shouldn't looking at the last 4 years of world events, I think some people already have some nostalgia for a shared cultural experience, instead of everyone being in their own algorithmically and socio-culturally / demographically segregated bubbles. Or maybe it's just looking back with rose colored glasses shrug

the_af 7mo ago
To be honest, I'm ambivalent about it. I do value a shared experience (contradicting somewhat what I wrote earlier). I don't have everything figured out...
vl 7mo ago
Arguably this existed for the limited time in history with invention of over-the-air TV and ended with advent of cable. Event before internet streaming nobody watched same stuff anymore.
- the_af 7mo ago
  Not disagreeing with you, but the last time I experienced this was much later: with HBO's Game of Thrones. Everyone discussed the latest episode, it was an almost universal shared social experience. It seems to have died for good after it ended, though.

gzread 7mo ago

Saw this link posted elsewhere on HN: https://fgiesen.wordpress.com/2025/07/06/content-creator/ https://fgiesen.wordpress.com/2025/07/06/content-creator/ Summary: it's okay to talk about "content" if you're a "content plumber" like some kind of backend video engineer or sysadmin, someone whose job is to help the bits get to the viewers and doesn't need to care what the bits represent. It's not okay if you're a director, actor or viewer, someone who's actually interacting with the the specific piece of content.