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A comment on Hollywood’s Great Leap Backward on Free Expression. Parent comment

Re:Hollywood’s Great Leap Backward on Free Expression by jdsully on Monday September 16, 2019 @12:20PM (#20985643)
While I broadly agree with your point, movie popularity is not random. Your own post contradicts this point:

> What you do is play it as safe as humanly possible. You don't take any chances.

How would it be possible to "play it safe" if movie popularity was random?

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Re:Hollywood’s Great Leap Backward on Free Expression by otakucode on Monday September 16, 2019 @12:39PM (#20985872)
You make certain that even a 'failure' can break even, and make it so that a success gets milked for all its worth. While you can't increase the chances of a win, you can affect the payout, essentially.
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