Mike Clarke
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Mike Clarke
Yet the cultural dominance of the iPhone — and the transformation of the open internet into “walled gardens” and apps focused on simplifying the user experience — has taken the “triumph of seamless usability” to a new level. This “tyranny of convenience,” to borrow Tim Wu’s phrase , should sensitize us to what may be lost when democratization
... See moreROGERS BRUBAKER • Hyperconnected Culture and Its Discontents
“Money is taking the field as an organized power. Which shall rule—wealth or man; which shall lead—money or intellect; who shall fill public stations—educated and patriotic free men, or the feudal serfs of corporate capital?”
From Heather Cox Richardson substack
Resonance over scale. Be like Rastafarians. Numerically small. Enormous in cultural influence.
Bob Doto • Resonance over scale
“Don't be afraid to self-distribute that movie — and this just a small logistical detail — if you have a company that's offering you no money and you don't like the guy who's running it, I actually would recommend self-distributing instead of selling it to them. Because this movie which is not valuable now — in 9 years when you are really
... See moreonce you have a direct connection with your fans, you can stop sending them to the food court at the mall - a world filled with distractions, cheap snacks, and flashing lights.
Seth Werkheiser • Social media companies love that you don't have a website
Instead of constantly strategizing about how to bring audiences to us , we need to flip the idea: we should be thinking about how to reach them in a more horizontal, community-based way—by going where the audiences already are.
The Crisis Isn’t Cinema. It’s the Industry.
Today, the top festivals—Cannes, Venice, and their satellites—validate around 40 films per year. These chosen few receive all the attention, distribution, press, and awards. And the rest? Nothing. A grotesque version of the one-percent economy.
The Crisis Isn’t Cinema. It’s the Industry.
I used to be totally dismissive of the idea that automation could lead to bad economic outcomes because my view was people “always” had this fear about new technological developments, and it was “always” wrong. But it wasn’t actually always wrong. The Neolithic Revolution set average living standards on a downward trajectory for a few thousand... See more
Human history in the very long run
As in politics, the real beneficiaries are not the communities they claim to represent, but larger forces that profit from local dynamics. Similarly, in cinema, the primary stakeholders—filmmakers and audiences—are often an afterthought, while the center of the equation is dominated by what is called the film industry. There is an urgent need to... See more