11–20 of 26 posts
podcast (en) – omega tau science & engineering podcast 184 – Societal Complexity and Collapse
Tainter's book on Amazon (no affiliate link): http://a.co/hDAtqpU
Man I miss the hell out of Clay Shirky writing stuff on a blog. He barely even posts on Twitter. I guess he had the book about the Chinese smartphone company in 2015 https://www.amazon.com/Little-Rice-Smartphones-Xiaomi-Chines... .. but nothing else of note? It's hard to tell what he's up to these days, but I sorely miss his blog writing.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, obviously true in terms of finite time in the day. I think the total time is actually increasing (although up to a finite point) but the main point is that it's more of a transition from linear/cable/sat/ads to VOD/OTT/mobile as the primarily factor that the large companies have to manage, rather than heaving losses in time spent on complex (high budget professional content) vs non-complex (user generated). To i…
> I can't imagine that 5 years from now I'll be watching 1 minute viral videos all evening instead of professionally produced long form content. What's the youngest person you have the chance to observe the evening routine of? Both my girlfriend and my sister will go to bed every evening, pull out their phone, and spend an hour watching 1 minute short viral videos on Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat. Endless stream.…
In terms of younger audiences though there is also huge success with high budget animation. Pixar's success over time still seems more tied to quality of each film rather than declining consistently over time due to loss of interest in the format itself.
For news, 100% agree, ripe for disruption from social media (or at least web over cable news) although that is obviously facing new challenges in terms of reliability (i.e. Facebook/Twitter re election).
Earlier quoted context omitted.
> I can't imagine that 5 years from now I'll be watching 1 minute viral videos all evening instead of professionally produced long form content. What's the youngest person you have the chance to observe the evening routine of? Both my girlfriend and my sister will go to bed every evening, pull out their phone, and spend an hour watching 1 minute short viral videos on Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat. Endless stream.…
Definitely a good point, although it might be a reflection of high budget long form content reflecting interests of older people more than younger generations, and as they grow into being more represented at the professional tiers (which takes years of experience) they'll produce new shows that reflect their values and interests. In terms of younger audiences though there is also huge success with high budget animati…
Similar to how a lot of high budget production moved from making 3 hour movies, to making 10 1 hour episodes. Overall more and better content, but in smaller easier to digest pieces.
I think that's a trend that isn't going away. People, especially as they age, have less and less time to stick to one thing. If you can cut it up for them and make it nibbleable, they will go for it.
When was the last time you chose to watch a full movie at home in one sitting? I bet you watch Netflix series instead, or pause your movie and continue the next day.
Was that dog whistling the repeal of net neutrality?
"In a bureaucracy, it’s easier to make a process more complex than to make it simpler, and easier to create a new burden than kill an old one." He should have lead with this.
"In a bureaucracy, it’s easier to make a process more complex than to make it simpler, and easier to create a new burden than kill an old one." He should have lead with this.
Then see how the bottom line fares. I see three outcomes:
1. Profits are down. Those managers added value after all.
2. Profits about the same. Those managers added nothing.
3. Profits up!! Those managers were dragging them down the whole time. Who knew?