huxley
2008-01-17 08:27:07
I hear from people that I trust that if Hollywood–for all its idiocies, excesses, and shlock–were to collapse, it would not be easily replaced with a system that could produce movies as good and enjoyable. Aside from the occasional exception, there’s not much that I want to watch from small indies or Europe.
The falling technological costs are an inviting hope for a better future, but I can’t help but notice how little this has helped popular music. I don’t know if this is an aspect of the “long tail” phenomenon or just a fallow period for music, but I would be very surprised if much being played today will still be listened to in ten years or even two or three.
