I should say this: my dad actually supports copyright reform and thinks we ought to have a more robust public domain, and that draconian anti-piracy measures are beyond foolish when the industries could embrace the digital revolution as a path to profit rather than a danger to it. But his view (and one I share) of what the situation ought to be doesn't change what the situation is.

I mean, it's not like I've never said anything potentially offensive on the show in pursuit of a laugh. But I do try to think, if only very briefly, whether the laugh outweighs the possible offense. If it does, then I'll say it and risk the criticism, but I acknowledge (if only to myself) I'm risking it. And I'm sure I've made the wrong call from time to time -- but like Eddie says, I think anyone who looks at my pattern of statements and actions over the course of the show knows when I'm saying something I believe and when a joke has gone awry.

Perhaps we should also think more about contextualizing ourselves. A sound bite or blog post can travel around the world in an instant but the broader context often takes familiarity.

Which reminds me rather of our lord Joss Whedon! /topic

When the capitalist model of society has been replaced, the capitalist model of media production will be on the table. Until then, content creators need to eat and pay their rent, and I can assure you nobody takes YouTube hits or download stats as currency.

And there are also alternatives to the entitlement culture that says you deserve to have anything just because you want it.

I dunno, there was a room full of gears or some shit. Like I said, I didn't watch the show.

And just because they retconned an answer doesn't mean that was the answer they had in mind when they started. Have you learned nothing from DIF?!

Really? You think it was only just here?

Somehow I missed all of this.

Ugh. I can't even.

I could easily be proven wrong, but I think Ep7 needs someone who isn't going to Style all over it. I love filmmakers like Cuaron and Blomkamp but I feel like it'd be jarring. They need a good filmmaker who can make a movie with flair but isn't a style unto himself.

...Or herself. Duuuude. I'm gonna contradict what I just said a little bit and propose Kathryn Bigelow. If she walked it back from the shakycam look? Ooooooo.