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It’s kinda interesting that there are no real prizes on the internet. There’s the Webby awards modeled on the oscars I guess but afaik nobody really gives a shit. Maybe you need scarcity and gatekeepers to make prizes meaningful.
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Prizes kinda imply a striving middle class doing jobs. The internet lacks a middle class. There’s only billionaires, and temporarily embarrassed billionaires. You want a prize, go get a real job offline. There’s livings to be made online, but no real jobs.
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From my perspective (academia), prizes are what they give out in lieu of actual raises/wage increases to keep you complacent. Might be slightly different in entertainment ($$ sure is larger) but probably still similar function
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