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alzee76 t1_j5rlotv wrote

Reply to comment by melody_elf in Ted Sarandos says that Netflix has “never canceled a successful show” by avery5712

> They focus entirely on short term, rapid growth

This is pure speculation on your part. I like how you treat it as a fact.

> Then they wonder why they can't keep users around.

Care to speculate some more, maybe on when and why I canceled my subscription? It'll be funny to see you completely whiff another one.

> Their stock has been on a downward slope for a long time now

No, it hasn't. It had a precipitous fall in the first half of 2022. It's been steadily trending upwards since then.

> so I think they should listen to their users.

You should probably learn what their actual motives are and what their stock is actually doing before forming such opinions.

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melody_elf t1_j5rkn5u wrote

Reply to comment by alzee76 in Ted Sarandos says that Netflix has “never canceled a successful show” by avery5712

Their metrics are bad. They focus entirely on short term, rapid growth hits (like Squid Game and Stranger Things) that bring in new users and not on a long-term plan around loyalty and retention. Then they wonder why they can't keep users around.

Their stock has been on a downward slope for a long time now so I think they should listen to their users.

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alzee76 t1_j5rkhfz wrote

Reply to comment by AnimusCorpus in Ted Sarandos says that Netflix has “never canceled a successful show” by avery5712

> People really are upset a capitalist enterprise is only interested in quick profits and not necessarily keeping fans happy.

Well, yeah. Especially when they're niche fans who in aggregate don't spend nearly enough to keep the cult shows they adore afloat. Them being vocal doesn't grant their position any additional importance.

> It's not like people have been saying the profit motive is a nightmare for the arts since forever or anything

These artists are free to not "sell out" and keep their artistic vision pure. But you know, they're pretty into the profit motive, too.

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Fanwhip t1_j5rjgm2 wrote

Reply to comment by melody_elf in Don't say 'mummy': Why museums are rebranding ancient Egyptian remains by wazzel2u

As a joke once said.
What is the difference between grave robbing and archeology?

The "answer" verys on POV.

Honestly it comes down to "Are they claiming its preserving something?" or "they selling it for money"

Either way money is changing hands somewhere and only one is more "acceptable" then the other is.

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melody_elf t1_j5riuvk wrote

Reply to comment by Fanwhip in Don't say 'mummy': Why museums are rebranding ancient Egyptian remains by wazzel2u

I see the point about how they were stolen from Egypt. When I visited the British Museum it felt uncomfortable knowing that everything there was taken from other countries.

At the same time, Egypt is a very unstable country so I don't know how safe the mummies and artifacts would be there. There are some radical factions that pretty much want to destroy anything from before Islam.

Another factor is that, when these artifacts are over the world, it lets many more people see them and learn and enjoy history than if they were in Egypt.

On the other hand, these are people who were stolen from their graves and there is definitely something disturbing about that.

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Fanwhip t1_j5ri63a wrote

Reply to comment by melody_elf in Don't say 'mummy': Why museums are rebranding ancient Egyptian remains by wazzel2u

Same reason Reddit is for anyone that wants to type what ever and give opinons.

If folks wanna go "this is For X reason" and looking at it from the whole picture there is no difference. Then the reasoning is false and just done for "karma" points. Do something tangible if your doing it for X reason. Words can be as strong or weak as others deem them. Actions speak louder then words and changing a word for your action makes the action worth less then the word.

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taptapper t1_j5rh6w0 wrote

Reply to comment by NetDork in People Are Selling 'Splash Mountain Water' on eBay After Permanent Ride Closure at Magic Kingdom by jdb1984

Me too! Around 1995 I think. We got discount tickets from locals and spent a week doing all the rides, parks, experiences. water parks and Universal with no stress. Before half of Universal was wiped out by hurricanes. Even stayed on property. Nothing like how people talk about going there today

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Psychomadeye t1_j5rfncr wrote

Reply to comment by NNewt84 in Don't say 'mummy': Why museums are rebranding ancient Egyptian remains by wazzel2u

UK but same concept I guess. Most of the information kids get is from eachother unfortunately. And adults often don't exactly do enough to explain the situation to children very well even at funerals.

>most kids WOULD hear about mummies in the context of Ancient Egypt

Yes, very often in the same breath that says they are the bird god of the sun and that they are mummified so they can make their way to the realm of the jackal that is the god of the underworld. Then they hear about "the mummies curse" from friends. Then this information is relayed by a game of telephone.

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