[ SECRET POST #4503 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4503 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Sorry for the slightly erratic schedule, should be back to normal by Friday.

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Well that makes the secret even sillier. Are people not supposed to talk about shit they like?

[(Anonymous)]

Don't talk about it like this particular franchise of blockbuster movies is uniquely morally valuable? Don't talk about it like this particular franchise of blockbuster movies doing well at the box office is important in any sense?

There's a difference between talking about things you like, and rooting for a corporate brand, and wayyyyyy too many people do the latter.

[(Anonymous)]

BREAKING NEWS: People like to see something they are interested in do well.

Apparently Nerds are learning something the Jocks have known for years. No wonder they get beat up.

[(Anonymous)]

I saw a headline recently about how "This May the 4th, Star Wars fans should be sad because Endgame is going to become the highest box-office film of all time"

Seriously, what the fuck is that shit?

Also, I don't understand what point you're making with the nerds vs jocks stuff

[j_lunatic]

1) That headline has to have been clickbait. 2) Box office returns do influence what movies will be made in the future, but at these franchises' levels the difference might as well be a rounding error.

[(Anonymous)]

Of course it's clickbait, but it's still an attitude that apparently exists in the universe

[(Anonymous)]

there's a difference between a fan and an evangelist

like literally, i'm not making that term up. evangelists are the holy grail of users, people who actively go out of their way to get people into the thing they like and who are loyal to [brand/company/studio]

idk why this is such an outrageous concept to you just because it's such a prevalent thing in nerd culture

[(Anonymous)]

They're welcome to, but I think it's also worth considering why sequels and reboots are so prevalent, how oligopolistic the entertainment industry is, and how the structure of fandom has fundamentally changed since corporations have embraced fanwork (for the most part)

[(Anonymous)]

>why sequels and reboots are so prevalent

People like watching familiar things that they know will be good.

>how oligopolistic the entertainment industry is

It really isn't.

> how the structure of fandom has fundamentally changed since corporations have embraced fanwork

How so?

[(Anonymous)]

NAYRT

It really isn't

oh, word?

[(Anonymous)]

Disney is big. If geeks would rather complain about Disney being big than form fandoms around the absolute fucking shitload of independent sci-fi and fantasy creators, that helps Disney and hurts those creators.

[(Anonymous)]

How does criticizing Disney help Disney? How is criticizing Disney incompatible with forming fandoms around independent creators? What does any of this have to do with the factual question of whether or not the entertainment industry is an oligopoly? I have so many questions!

[(Anonymous)]

Every drop of time and attention you squander on Disney is time and attention you didn’t give to making their competition stronger. If that’s what you want, fine, but don’t get all pissy when you get called out.

[(Anonymous)]

Expecting people to 24/7 marketing machines for indie creators is ridiculous lol and counterproductive because no one likes a shill

Getting people to boycott Disney or aware of their shitty business practices has merits too. It'd be grand if they get pushback the next time they try to extend copyright, for instance. I don't get why you think this is an either or situation.