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Re:The great cancellation: why megabucks TV shows are vanish... by gumby on Thursday August 31, 2023 @11:41AM (#37338968)
"Content" is uninteresting unless it can be monetised. I mean, why would anyone write a blog post or piece of software, much less a book or a song if there were no money attached?
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Re:The great cancellation: why megabucks TV shows are vanish... by rolph on Thursday August 31, 2023 @11:58AM (#37339268)
philanthropy:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philanthropy

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Re:The great cancellation: why megabucks TV shows are vanish... by 2023throwawayy on Thursday August 31, 2023 @12:11PM (#37339509)
I've written many blog posts, pieces of software, and songs, that have all made exactly $0.
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Re:The great cancellation: why megabucks TV shows are vanish... by gumby on Thursday August 31, 2023 @12:23PM (#37339726)
And I'm glad you have!

I was complaining that in public discourse, anything not monetizable is disregarded, despite it making up (IMHO) the bulk of human activities and creation.

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Re:The great cancellation: why megabucks TV shows are vanish... by 2023throwawayy on Thursday August 31, 2023 @12:42PM (#37340000)
So you forgot to add /s to your original post.
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Re:The great cancellation: why megabucks TV shows are vanish... by gumby on Thursday August 31, 2023 @01:03PM (#37340369)
I added the second sentence of the post instead.
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