• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    the current production model of everything having to pass through focus groups, committees, and wanker consultants

    Sorry… you think that’s current? It’s always been that way.

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      2 months ago

      American television was always known for production interference, but it was mostly from advertisers, bored executives, and censors. Not even close to the same thing, widespread use of focus testing and demographic committees and having 12 different sensitivity consultants is all relatively modern, and that’s on top of most of the traditional interference.

      And you in all likelihood knew all this, but chose to waste our time anyway.