Capitalism ruins Art.

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[henryfleischer]

I didn't know that stockholders could sue the company they invested in for not turning a large enough profit. More evidence that the stock market is deeply flawed at best.

[optimalkarma]

George Lucas said in an interview that he had much more freedom in making movies in the USSR than he did in the US.

[ahorseofcourse]

Coleslaw Man Returns was the best in the series and I'll punch anybody who says otherwise. I already pre-ordered the Expanded Content addition set, as well as the collectable figurines, because that shit will go up in value. I'm still mad I missed out in the Walmart-exclusive glow-in-the-dark Coleslawman Funkopop.

[HyggeState]

Sadly, the timing of this editorial couldn’t be more appropriate. DC Comics, and other subsidiaries of the publisher, have had recent mass layoffs. A great many of my fellow friends are out of work. Pencilers, inkers, colorists, letterers, editors, even sculptors as the toy manufacturer also were shut down as of yesterday.

[genxlife]

As a creative person, I do take offense at how the current economic system seems to be at war with creativity. I'm constantly told by various people that no one would be interested in the kind of comics I produce. Yet I prefer to produce them my way anyway. This is because I want to be creative at all times. And I can't be creative at all times if I'm copying what everybody else is doing.

[n.l.g.]

"bUt WhAt AbOuT cOmMuNiSt CeNsOrShIp, " screams the man that has yet to realize that critiquing one thing does not inherently imply the endorsement of another.

Anyway, I didn't know that thing about IP rights expiring, so thanks!

[mehlover]

Dang, I didn't realize almost all the top movies of 2019 were remakes, that's depressing. And thank you for making this cause this helps explains why capitalism hinders art

[eidoleon]

Its maybe a little shamful to say, but of the things that first got to really understand and really start thinking about how terrible capitalisim is in my own terms was the sonic movie. It was just so terrible, and people were going to have to spend so much time and energy to "fix" it. It was just such a meaningless waste and i knew that every person working on it probably had some great ideas that they couldn't or would never get to work on because they were stuck fixing the sonic movie, which people would probably forget about in a year... it was just... yeah... i am an artist/animator so i guess it just really hit me at the right time...

I also began to think about how, in a world where the meaningless jobs that exist only in service of capitol dont exist people would have more time to consume a wider array of art, and thus enrich and diversify their own artistic interpretations. They would also be able to create as nich an art as they desired without having to worry about using it to support themselves. So i think without capitalisim, not only would the quantity of art go up, the general "quality" would too, just by people having exposure to more differnet art.

[UmbreonLibris]

I never thought of intellectual property rights as a bad thing in itself… Badly implemented, absolutely, but not a bad idea. I think it's rather obvious that in a capitalist structure IP is necessary, because if you make a thing you need to be able to profit off that thing. I think an approach more like patents would be way more appropriate, in that you get exclusive rights over your creation for a set period (and relatively short, I think 7 years?) but then it becomes public and everyone can do whatever they want with it.

But even in a socialist or communist structure I think intellectual property rights are still valuable. In Canada we have something called moral rights (as opposed to economic rights) which covers the rights of the creator to be associated with the work (or to choose not to be) and to maintain the integrity of the work. Even if I don't have an economic stake in what I create, I still have an emotional one, and I may or may not be okay with the ways other people with to modify my message.

I can see advantages to not having integrity rights indefinitely, but attribution rights? I see no reason that shouldn't be a thing.


But hey, besides the minor sticking point about IP being bad, I'm on board with everything else you said :)

[joannar]

Watching the new twilight zone series by Jordan Peele on the new cbs streaming service was... weird to say the least.
I also feel like I should mention the concept of Amazon exclusive songs that torments me at night. How can you be on board with Capitalism when it wants you to pay a subscription for 'exclusive' access for one of the oldest methods of art and communication. What can be said when the viewer knows the artist's work had to be approved for optimal earnings?

[marlow]

It also happens with music and visual art, its pretty commonly known that much of contemporary visual art is infested by money laundering and studios have always been the bane of musicians existence a big reason the Beatles are legendary is because they were one of the first ever bands to overshadow the studio and tell them they need them more which is why abbey road became such a legendary recording studio

[saddoro]

I had a slight hope that after all the big studios just started charging exorbitant amounts to see their movies at home people would still want to go to theatres and non franchise movies would be dumped there but after covid I am not sure

[SleeplessDoktor]

I always wonder in a world where IP law is undone and anyone can make media of any character and series they want, just how fast would it go from ALL the Batman movies to none of them?

[Rolli_Zolli]

i don't have anything useful to say, but i gotta feed the algorithm, so, uh...oh, speaking of Pikmin, how's about that Nintendo rerealeasing a 20 USD Wii U game for full price...again?

[kevinhawkins]

I am very annoyed that Disney bought Fox. They will probably keep most of their films off the Disney platform

[twistysunshine]

Another great example of the infinite growth is them talking about releasing the Black Widow movie on Disney+, but you have to pay 30 bucks to watch it. So you have to pay for their shitty streaming service, and on top of that pay more than you would for a fucking DVD. The movie wouldn't be a fucking loss for them bc they would still have plenty of people paying them money every month specifically for marvel movies, but they must have more millions than before, the same amount of millions isn't enough

[zionmurphy]

Watching this video and others like it as research for my college thesis (how capitalism ruins art obviously lol) and I wanted to point out that the movie “us” might have had some pre-awareness involved. People saw Jordan Peele’s name attached and went to see it due to the success of “get out” which was due to the success of his comedy career (both movies are still great!)

[Prima_Media]

Damn aint that the truth, capitalism really does ruin everything.

[TheNotoriousBTG]

God, "US" was so friggin' good. Lupita Nyong'o and Shahadi Wright Joseph definitely deserved Oscars for their roles.

[MajandraFan]

The inherent exploitation of capitalism applied to art is why capitalist art is terrible. For example, a capitalist-owned television show will always end badly. If it is popular at the end of the story, the capitalist demands more episodes, so the show is forced to continue beyond its natural artistic arc, producing increasingly contrived results. If the show is not popular, it will be shut down before it reaches its natural ending. Either way, it ends badly.