Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Dec 29, 2015Non 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/…222
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@vgrReplying to @fismat@fismat @stratechery Nope, I don't buy it. See my exchange with @posthorse4111:51 PM · Dec 29, 2015
Fraz Ahmed Ismat@fismat·Dec 29, 2015Replying to @vgr@vgr @stratechery @posthorse41 We’ll see… much has happened since the post, but sportsball haters will rue the day they lose their subsidies1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Dec 29, 2015Replying to @fismat@fismat @stratechery @posthorse41 Ben's argument actually works better within on-demand, in terms of ergodic-statistical plausibility1