> Mastroianni’s explanation is that the weirdos and freaks who actually move culture forward with new music and books and movies and genr...
> Mastroianni’s explanation is that the weirdos and freaks who actually move culture forward with new music and books and movies and genres of art have disappeared, potentially because life is just so comfortable and high-quality now that it nudges people against risk-taking. Feels like it's the opposite. Things are so precarious that risk-taking becomes out-of-the-question. There's been a cultural de-emphasis on risk-taking, too. Millennials went to college not because it was seen as a risky bet on gaining the skills and knowledge to change the world, but because it was supposed to be a reliable way to earn lucrative credentials. Now that we know college actually is quite risky, what do Zoomers do? Stop attending. An interesting angle: look at the closure and consolidation in the thrill-seeking industry (theme parks, extreme sports, etc.). Those were a staple of the American recreation diet as a reflection and reinforcement of our penchant for seeking the novel and scary and visceral. Regional facilities are closing, and what's left are too expensive for most families to go to. A lot of Americans are being taught that risk isn't for them. On the other hand, you do have the rise of sports betting... So maybe we're still being sold a kind of risk, but only the safe, addictive kind that always makes the house money.
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Yeah, the plan is far too expensive for what it provides.
NewCrashed demand after one of the big AI labs (probably Anthropic because they focus way too hard on expensive frontier models) become inso...
New/dev/random is much too expensive for this.
Yeah, this always bugged me.
A year ago, I had the opinion that it'd be too expensive for developers to support offline mode, peer to peer, or community servers after...
The weird thing about this product is that its biggest competitor is "an old ipad." I feel like most of their target customer base alread...
There's a talk from Travis Kalanick recently on a podcast about this.
>nobody ever bought German cars for their low prices, except the Beetle Huh?
> Mastroianni’s explanation is that the weirdos and freaks who actually move culture forward with new music and books and movies and genr...
> Mastroianni’s explanation is that the weirdos and freaks who actually move culture forward with new music and books and movies and genres of art have disappeared, potentially because life is just so comfortable and high-quality now that it nudges people against risk-taking. Feels like it's the opposite. Things are so precarious that risk-taking becomes out-of-the-question. There's been a cultural de-emphasis on risk-taking, too. Millennials went to college not because it was seen as a risky bet on gaining the skills and knowledge to change the world, but because it was supposed to be a reliable way to earn lucrative credentials. Now that we know college actually is quite risky, what do Zoomers do? Stop attending. An interesting angle: look at the closure and consolidation in the thrill-seeking industry (theme parks, extreme sports, etc.). Those were a staple of the American recreation diet as a reflection and reinforcement of our penchant for seeking the novel and scary and visceral. Regional facilities are closing, and what's left are too expensive for most families to go to. A lot of Americans are being taught that risk isn't for them. On the other hand, you do have the rise of sports betting... So maybe we're still being sold a kind of risk, but only the safe, addictive kind that always makes the house money.
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