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> Just because we can do something faster or automate parts of it doesn't guarantee demand will go up It's not guaranteed, but why wouldn't it? It's digital en

> Just because we can do something faster or automate parts of it doesn't guarantee demand will go up It's not guaranteed, but why wouldn't it? It's digital entertainment and art, and the market is not saturated, there's still tons of ideas unexplored. If more people would have spare money they can spend on digital purchases instead of making ends meet - I'm pretty sure there'd be more people seeking ways to earn that money. Especially if production just got cheaper. Correct me if I'm wrong, please, but every time production got cheaper for something that isn't obsolete (and art and stories are never obsolete), the markets became more and more flooded.

cognitiveinline 4mo ago
You are indeed wrong, there's no infinite demand for everything
- drdaeman 4mo ago
  I surely can be, but I don’t see it so far. How the latter suggests the former? The demand doesn’t have to scale infinitely - I don’t believe the demand is or was anywhere near saturation.
  - coldtea 4mo ago
    Most songs in streaming platforms (pre-AI even) sat there with no listeners. Most of the flood of cable and streaming series had people over-saturated and bored. Media consumption in general has resulted in a depressed population that tries to cut down.
    - drdaeman 4mo ago
      Tons of music that nobody listened to is certainly nothing new. Predates “AI”, and even Internet for sure. What would be indicative are shifts in distribution of listeners outside of extremities (excluding top hits and low audience both), but I’m struggling to formulate a good criteria to watch out for (and then we probably don’t have the data). If not a distribution, maybe a dynamic of total listening hours over time adjusted for income and inflation fluctuations may suggest if there was ceiling or not. There’s something to the series induced boredom, though. Increase in quantity paired with a feeling there’s not much to actually watch is something I can relate to. I’m not sure how to tell oversaturation fatigue from actual lack of interesting (at specific moments) media. Thanks, that’s something to think about.
coldtea 4mo ago
>It's not guaranteed, but why wouldn't it? It's digital entertainment and art, and the market is not saturated, there's still tons of ideas unexplored. Because there's only so much "digital entertainment and art" people practically care for, and already people were saturated and bored with all the crap out there pre-AI too.

cognitiveinline 4mo ago

You are indeed wrong, there's no infinite demand for everything

drdaeman 4mo ago
I surely can be, but I don’t see it so far. How the latter suggests the former? The demand doesn’t have to scale infinitely - I don’t believe the demand is or was anywhere near saturation.
- coldtea 4mo ago
  Most songs in streaming platforms (pre-AI even) sat there with no listeners. Most of the flood of cable and streaming series had people over-saturated and bored. Media consumption in general has resulted in a depressed population that tries to cut down.
  - drdaeman 4mo ago
    Tons of music that nobody listened to is certainly nothing new. Predates “AI”, and even Internet for sure. What would be indicative are shifts in distribution of listeners outside of extremities (excluding top hits and low audience both), but I’m struggling to formulate a good criteria to watch out for (and then we probably don’t have the data). If not a distribution, maybe a dynamic of total listening hours over time adjusted for income and inflation fluctuations may suggest if there was ceiling or not. There’s something to the series induced boredom, though. Increase in quantity paired with a feeling there’s not much to actually watch is something I can relate to. I’m not sure how to tell oversaturation fatigue from actual lack of interesting (at specific moments) media. Thanks, that’s something to think about.

coldtea 4mo ago

>It's not guaranteed, but why wouldn't it? It's digital entertainment and art, and the market is not saturated, there's still tons of ideas unexplored. Because there's only so much "digital entertainment and art" people practically care for, and already people were saturated and bored with all the crap out there pre-AI too.