I'm glad I've found this, as I was thinking about this idea this week, and I started to begin thinking about it from first principles.
I also listened to a podcast that discusses the viewership stats within Netflix - I think they claim that the stats are intentionally concealed such that they will have favourable bargaining power with their creatives/producers/etc.
"...that is just 5% of the amount of time it took to make the show in the first place"
This has always been true. It takes a lot less time to read a novel than it does to write one. Maybe even in aggregate, the total time spent reading a book might not equal the time put into creating it. Likewise for most films even in the pre-streaming era. Creativity is hard. Consumption is easy.
I'm glad I've found this, as I was thinking about this idea this week, and I started to begin thinking about it from first principles.
I also listened to a podcast that discusses the viewership stats within Netflix - I think they claim that the stats are intentionally concealed such that they will have favourable bargaining power with their creatives/producers/etc.
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4NjdiNoGvvpAyAASqQWGuW?
Legitimately beautiful writing. I also miss going to the cinema, so much of that was captured here in this piece. That was really a treat to read.
"...that is just 5% of the amount of time it took to make the show in the first place"
This has always been true. It takes a lot less time to read a novel than it does to write one. Maybe even in aggregate, the total time spent reading a book might not equal the time put into creating it. Likewise for most films even in the pre-streaming era. Creativity is hard. Consumption is easy.
Wonderfully written.
I miss visiting the cinema. Interesting article, Elena.