I'd say that everyone re-invents the wheel (because teaching isn't learning), and that the best place to do that learning is on the shoulders of giants. In the shoulders of giants is less burdensome. That question, I think, is pivotal; How to contribute value to the enterprise (of art) while learning to do it better, appreciate it more astutely, and to what purpose?
Money, apparently, isn't The Ultimate Answer to pivotal questions, anymore.
Autonomy, mastery and purpose suggest that box office is a truly moronic evaluative template with which to guage the success of movies; likewise, any industry that conflates quality with purely financial ROI must not be paying attention.
Apart from my opinion that the film in question is a remarkably vapid character-profile that's in dire want of a story, Mr. Chartier's response to a potential customer's ultimatum provides exactly the opposite of a reason-to-buy the product.
Thinking of customers as though we were consumers is an important part of the epidemic at the heart of this curious controversy.
As a customer, I WANT to support the people who make stuff I like, even if the content creators receive only a miniscule portion of the asking price for my purchase...of a copy...and the only things being "consumed" are my time and attention while engaging with a copy of the product.
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Re: Re: Other People's Work
I'd say that everyone re-invents the wheel (because teaching isn't learning), and that the best place to do that learning is on the shoulders of giants. In the shoulders of giants is less burdensome. That question, I think, is pivotal; How to contribute value to the enterprise (of art) while learning to do it better, appreciate it more astutely, and to what purpose?
Money, apparently, isn't The Ultimate Answer to pivotal questions, anymore.
The Smart Money's oxymoron
Autonomy, mastery and purpose suggest that box office is a truly moronic evaluative template with which to guage the success of movies; likewise, any industry that conflates quality with purely financial ROI must not be paying attention.
Re: It's in the Eugenes
THAT explanation was exceptionally beautiful!
Customer/Consumer
Apart from my opinion that the film in question is a remarkably vapid character-profile that's in dire want of a story, Mr. Chartier's response to a potential customer's ultimatum provides exactly the opposite of a reason-to-buy the product. Thinking of customers as though we were consumers is an important part of the epidemic at the heart of this curious controversy. As a customer, I WANT to support the people who make stuff I like, even if the content creators receive only a miniscule portion of the asking price for my purchase...of a copy...and the only things being "consumed" are my time and attention while engaging with a copy of the product.