I’m not arguing against mercantilism itself in the context of art, really.
Just the lock-in currently enjoyed by the companies that own the MPAA and RIAA. If all the work is done on a digital platform and can be published to a dozen websites with a few clicks, their traditional distribution arrangements hold less value.
I say own even though legally that’s not accurate. The studios effectively control MPAA/RIAA talking points. Those two groups exist to make lobbying for studio interests more economical. Again, the elite get what the labor class does not: unions.
At this point the media companies are relying on the public being “normalized” to buying their content.
“Of course I buy my songs and hit up Redbox and buy DVDs! That’s how it works!”
The tools will get easier to use and the outputs will continue to approach studio quality.
You hear the stories from folks in the industry: I grew up making movies with my parents camcorder.
Today’s kids will grow up using a computer and iPad to quickly make a movie, aided by ML tools that help edit and create CG content, and publish it instantly for free.
Anecdotally, the only language in that list I encounter anymore is Python. TypeScript is a closest second.
I’m rather done with this interpreted, dynamic typed, language and the hell holes they dig us into.
DRY could be applied to more contexts than code logic: stop rewriting language features unless there is more than a subjective win of “looks nicer.” or performance is improved by an order of magnitude.
The conversations the Python community should be having are not “once again we must discuss and consider a solution to a solved problem.”
When that’s the sort of progress the language devs are prioritizing, it’s a sign to me they’re out of ideas or incapable of fixing the bigger flaws.
Just the lock-in currently enjoyed by the companies that own the MPAA and RIAA. If all the work is done on a digital platform and can be published to a dozen websites with a few clicks, their traditional distribution arrangements hold less value.
I say own even though legally that’s not accurate. The studios effectively control MPAA/RIAA talking points. Those two groups exist to make lobbying for studio interests more economical. Again, the elite get what the labor class does not: unions.
I digress.