Comment on Has anobody seen Odyssey?

• NaibofTabr@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  In Darknet Diaries Ep 27: Chartbreakers, Jack Rhysider describes how cheap and easy it is to buy your way to the top of the Apple Podcasts rating chart or onto the New York Times bestseller list.

  After listening to this, it’s pretty easy to extend the logic to every other rating platform. Paying for review manipulation is basically part of the marketing budget.

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• cmbabul@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I want to be clear I don’t disagree at all you’re correct. Corporate control of art means they will go to any lengths to ensure profit.

  But also, I really kinda glossed over the overarching problem, which is that the film industry is now driven by reviews and vibes reviewed by c-suite folks that answer to shareholders and don’t give a fuck about the actual film or show or whatever

  This has always been true with the plastic arts but we’ve reached a zenith.

  I will die on the hill that art cannot be considered a financial investment. It by definition has to take risks and investment people cannot handle that

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  • djdarren@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    This Patrick Willems piece does a really good job of digging in to why so many streaming “bloclbusters” are so shitty these days.

    Tl;dw: The streaming companies have the metrics, and are now essentially making movies that hit certain beats to satisfy what they perceive as customer requirements, rather than movies that exist for their own sake.

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    • cmbabul@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Art by corporate committee, a fucking travesty

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• grrgyle@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Yeah fedi needs a letterboxd. I kind of wonder if bookwyrm would be a good inspo for it.

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  • loaf@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I think NeoDB is a good start. Just needs a larger community l

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    • grrgyle@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      I’m on it 🫡

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