Venkatesh Rao@vgrNon sports fans subsidizing sports fans through a private corp. I bet they're disproportionately Trumpites too. 😡Quote TweetDrew Conway@drewconway·Dec 29, 2015As an ESPN viewer this shocks me. https://washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/12/28/disney-has-a-money-problem-that-even-star-wars-cant-fix/…11:14 PM · Dec 29, 20152 Retweets2 Likes
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Dec 29, 2015@posthorse41 @stratechery Show me numbers that says I am subsidized as much as I subsidize if I get cable. Ergodicity args are tempting
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Dec 29, 2015@posthorse41 @stratechery Evaporative cooling. Fraction for whom cord-cutting is cheaper leaves. Content shifts. That creates new fraction..
@mwiik·Dec 29, 2015Replying to @vgr@vgr Recalling somewhere (maybe lastpsychiatrist) that ESPN would be $35/month unless subsidized1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Dec 29, 2015Replying to @mwiik.@mwiik True of sports in general. I sometimes wonder if US universities are really overwrought subsidy mechanisms for collegiate athletics.2
Fraz Ahmed Ismat@fismat·Dec 29, 2015Replying to @vgr@vgr Three years old, but still not commonly understood (via @stratechery)Quote TweetStratechery@stratechery·May 29, 2013New Article: The Cord-Cutting Fantasy http://stratechery.com/?p=361 Today's pay-TV model is a great deal for everyone.11
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Dec 29, 2015Replying to @fismat@fismat @stratechery Nope, I don't buy it. See my exchange with @posthorse411
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Dec 30, 2015@posthorse41 @fismat @stratechery confounding factors: cord-cutting isn't an exact substitute + sports and news have "live" constraints