Profiteering Off of Peoples Passivity
Hey Jesspassivists
Have you ever wondered why one of the most profitable industries in the world is entertainment? Why do we spend so much money on amusing ourselves as if we have this divine right for others to make us feel anything, laugh, cry, excitement, thrills? Entertainment comes in various shapes and sizes, music, sport, movies, documentaries, tv shows, books, podcasts, radio, audiobooks and live shows.
Our need to be entertained goes back thousands of years and has not changed, once we're fed, clothed and warm, we're looking to be stimulated by a third party and modern technology has taken this need and blown it up to extreme levels to turn insane profits.
Image source: - telegraph.co.uk
Most people live lives of quiet desperation
If you're ever looking for an asset that is more scarce than gold or Bitcoin, then its will power. The modern human has very little, we can see that in obesity rates, addiction rates and the need for mindless entertainment and the cost of all these industries continues to rise and drive a healthy profit for those at the top.
Our lack of will power is how people sneak into our pockets and take what little we have and we willingly give it and think its a fair exchange. We're so desperate for a release from our existence but making positive change is too hard, long-winded and no guarantee so we stimulate it temporarily with a distraction from entertainment.
Give them bread and circus
As they said in ancient Rome, give them bread and circus and they will be obedient. Thousands of years later and advances in technology and we're still carrying this crutch around with us with kicking the habit having no end in sight.
Have you ever wondered why influencers, movie stars, musicians and other entertainers make so much money, one because they are filtered to the top to keep the "supply" short so we focus on what they give you and secondly because the market wants to be entertained, cheap thrills cost us billions in productive capital every year.
We would rather overpay Beyonce millions for another shitty album and keep it financially viable than spend capital on things that actually generate wealth and a better society.
When I see illogical decision making like this play out on a grand scale it can only be one of two things, fraud, or addiction and in some cases a combination of both. The society we have today is the way it is because we make it financially viable for people to post pictures of their asses online or react to other peoples content.
The level of stupidity and frivolousness knows no bounds when it comes to entertaining humans.
Have your say
What do you good people of HIVE think? Do you think we can kick the habit or manage it better?
So have at it my Jessies! If you don't have something to comment, comment "I am a Jessie."
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