My friend asked me today if global trade really benefits the US so heavily, why is it so hard to afford things?
Rent. Healthcare. That’s it - it’s so insanely expensive to survive in this country that it doesn’t matter that games are cheaper than ever - the switch 2 is cheaper than the Nintendo 64 adjusted for inflation, the games too.
Food is cheap, entertainment is cheap, tvs and computers are cheap… But that means nothing when you have no disposable income
Luxuries are cheap now, but it doesn’t seem that way because living is unaffordable
taulover@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
I’d question the underlying assumption of your question - were indie films more thriving in the 70s compared to today? Indie films today are certainly thriving - there are more of them than ever, distributors such as A24 make them widely known and they also grow organically online as well. Most cities have small film festivals that indie films make the circuits in. That doesn’t mean they are profitable though which was the topic of the OP. I don’t think indie films were particularly profitable in the 70s either though?