Subj : Re: Old Geek Thoughts...
To   : GeekWisdom
From : Arelor
Date : Sat Jan 01 2022 14:10:07

  Re: Re: Old Geek Thoughts...
  By: GeekWisdom to McDoob on Sun Jan 02 2022 09:06 am

 > I like your distinction of ages!
 > 
 > The problem is not the technology, and the fact that anyone can 'produce' at low cost
 > these days is amazing. Though much of it is not particularily 'high' quality material.
 > 
 > The idea of this whole 'information age' is to share thoughts, and ideas across the
 > globe. To bring people closer together in the spirit of mutual cooporation. To learn
 > more about others and expand our own horizons
 > 
 > But today it is a "look at me" system. It is geared towards everyone trying to become
 > 'famous' or 'viral'. There are simply too many 'producers' of silly content and too
 > many consumers without much (any?) critical thinking skills.. INMO
 > 

IMO the issue is that there is more people producing entertainment than there is demenad for it. That
causes the worth of entertainment to go down, so it is hard to make it profitable. Therefore, producers
compensate by cutting costs (making crap) and then they produce a whole lot of it so they can compete
with sheer ammount of product.

I have some experience in the book and magazine industry and I can ellaborate if you want.

The bottom line is there is no incentive to produce a single high quality thing when you can produce a
ton of crap.

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