Gyroscopic Investing

When it comes time to identify the root causes of social pathologies, we will look elsewhere. The concentration of wealth and power in the hands of the corporate class and the ways they abuse and eliminate labor, control government, and destroy the working and middle classes will be impossible to see, as we are all blinded by the glare of their virtuous Instagram posts about racial justice and their unified campaigns against voter suppression. In an instant of swooning over their benevolent devotion to social justice, we will forget what they actually exist to do. When we work to harness their power to support our own political causes, we forget about how out of control and menacing that power is, and what it is most often used for. And that is exactly the way they want it.

The concentration of wealth and power in the hands of the corporate class and the ways they abuse and eliminate labor, control government, and destroy the working and middle classes will be impossible to see,

doodle wrote: ↑Wed Apr 14, 2021 1:41 pm

The concentration of wealth and power in the hands of the corporate class and the ways they abuse and eliminate labor, control government, and destroy the working and middle classes will be impossible to see,

Yet grassroots organized workers programs that would exist outside the sphere of government intervention and could perhaps combat this are communist.

Disney entertainment chief says ABC passes on 'incredibly well-written scripts' because they don't meet new diversity standards

'I will tell you for the first time we received some incredibly well-written scripts that did not satisfy our standards in terms of inclusion, and we passed on them,' Walden [chairman of entertainment for Walt Disney Television] said during the panel discussion.

Walden admitted that ABC even passed on one show about a white family that would have included a diverse cast of friends and neighbors.

'Pass. That's not going to get on the air anymore because that's not what our audience wants. That's not a reflection of our audience, and I feel good about the direction we're moving,' she said.
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MangoMan wrote: ↑Sun Apr 18, 2021 2:36 pm

Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Sun Apr 18, 2021 12:00 pm

Disney entertainment chief says ABC passes on 'incredibly well-written scripts' because they don't meet new diversity standards

'I will tell you for the first time we received some incredibly well-written scripts that did not satisfy our standards in terms of inclusion, and we passed on them,' Walden [chairman of entertainment for Walt Disney Television] said during the panel discussion.

Walden admitted that ABC even passed on one show about a white family that would have included a diverse cast of friends and neighbors.

'Pass. That's not going to get on the air anymore because that's not what our audience wants. That's not a reflection of our audience, and I feel good about the direction we're moving,' she said.
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Passing on incredibly well-written scripts seems like a dumb move to me, but then again, I'm not a chairman of a major entertainment corporation.

They have no freaking idea what their audience wants (or they do, but just don't care). That's just virtue signalling.

Look at the ratings of professional sports. The woker they get, the lower their TV ratings go,

MangoMan wrote: ↑Sun Apr 18, 2021 2:36 pm

Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Sun Apr 18, 2021 12:00 pm

Disney entertainment chief says ABC passes on 'incredibly well-written scripts' because they don't meet new diversity standards

'I will tell you for the first time we received some incredibly well-written scripts that did not satisfy our standards in terms of inclusion, and we passed on them,' Walden [chairman of entertainment for Walt Disney Television] said during the panel discussion.

Walden admitted that ABC even passed on one show about a white family that would have included a diverse cast of friends and neighbors.

'Pass. That's not going to get on the air anymore because that's not what our audience wants. That's not a reflection of our audience, and I feel good about the direction we're moving,' she said.
link

Passing on incredibly well-written scripts seems like a dumb move to me, but then again, I'm not a chairman of a major entertainment corporation.

They have no freaking idea what their audience wants (or they do, but just don't care). That's just virtue signalling.

Look at the ratings of professional sports. The woker they get, the lower their TV ratings go,

MangoMan wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 8:30 pm

the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony tanked to unimaginable lows. The 2021 Oscars fell more than 50% year-over-year in overnight ratings. Here’s a look at the past three years:

2021: 8.9/19

2020: 18.1/33

2019: 21.6/36

Last week, an Oscars producer who spoke on the condition of anonymity told the New York Times data found that “minute-by-minute post-show ratings analysis indicated that ‘vast swaths’ of people turned off their televisions when celebrities started to opine on politics.”

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vnatale wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 9:35 pm

MangoMan wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 8:30 pm

the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony tanked to unimaginable lows. The 2021 Oscars fell more than 50% year-over-year in overnight ratings. Here’s a look at the past three years:

2021: 8.9/19

2020: 18.1/33

2019: 21.6/36

Last week, an Oscars producer who spoke on the condition of anonymity told the New York Times data found that “minute-by-minute post-show ratings analysis indicated that ‘vast swaths’ of people turned off their televisions when celebrities started to opine on politics.”

source

How many people have ever watched them? Have watched them with any regularity?

I've never seen them.

The only real commercial TV I see is baseball & basketball related. Watching something like the Academy of Awards broken up by commercials has never had any appeal to me.

MangoMan wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 7:07 am

vnatale wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 9:35 pm

MangoMan wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 8:30 pm

the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony tanked to unimaginable lows. The 2021 Oscars fell more than 50% year-over-year in overnight ratings. Here’s a look at the past three years:


2021: 8.9/19

2020: 18.1/33

2019: 21.6/36

Last week, an Oscars producer who spoke on the condition of anonymity told the New York Times data found that “minute-by-minute post-show ratings analysis indicated that ‘vast swaths’ of people turned off their televisions when celebrities started to opine on politics.”

source

How many people have ever watched them? Have watched them with any regularity?

I've never seen them.

The only real commercial TV I see is baseball & basketball related. Watching something like the Academy of Awards broken up by commercials has never had any appeal to me.

The question was already answered in my post that you responded to. From 2019 to 2021 that's a drop of 50% in raw numbers, which apparently were previously enough viewers to make it profitable to televise.

vnatale wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 8:58 am

vnatale wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 9:35 pm
How many people have ever watched them? Have watched them with any regularity?

I've never seen them.

When I said "people" I thought it was understood that I was referring to the "people" in this forum.

Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 9:45 am

vnatale wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 8:58 am

vnatale wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 9:35 pm

How many people have ever watched them? Have watched them with any regularity?

I've never seen them.

When I said "people" I thought it was understood that I was referring to the "people" in this forum.

If you would have said "How many of you/you all/y'all/my esteemed forumites" instead of "How many people," there would have been no misunderstanding.