| DamageX |
10-29-2008 09:53 AM |
Interesting article. However, some of the reasoning is flawed.
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Our industry doesn’t rely on credit the way other industries do, and we have the ability to make our product extremely affordable to almost any income level.
Let’s look at a few numbers from Hollywood to back up my point that a bad economy isn’t the cause of our problems. So far in just four weeks, a brain-dead movie about a talking Chihuahua has made approximately 80 million dollars in ticket sales. In just one weekend, a fifth installment in what has to be a tired and exhausted horror franchise just pulled in 30 million in box office – and that was the second-place film for that period. First was yet another Disney attempt to produce shallow American teenagers with their “High School Musical” franchise – that one pulled in 42 million in one weekend. And these are just the American box office numbers.
All this tells us that people are spending money on entertainment still, and the less the entertainment makes you think deep thoughts, the more money it makes.
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Our industry may not rely on credit, but ever tried purchasing porn membership with a maxed-out credit card?
As for the comparison with the movie industry, yep, people still consume entertainment. However, last I checked movie tickets are paid for in cash and online porn isn't? |
