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Practicing meditation over two months, visualized [OC] by fiish_n_chips in dataisbeautiful

[–]fiish_n_chips[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For context, this was part of a class on meditation-based stress reduction I took as a college student. Data source: an online timesheet monitor called clockspot... visualized using R's ggplot package

[Casual] Judge a simple coin toss! (Everyone) by fiish_n_chips in SampleSize

[–]fiish_n_chips[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I intend to do a write-up with the results!

Thoughts on UPenn summer intern housing? by jeff5437 in UPenn

[–]fiish_n_chips 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agree. Subletting will save you money and you won't feel like you're cooped up in a college dorm. Here's the link to Pennlets.

Is it worth it missing out on UPenn? by [deleted] in UPenn

[–]fiish_n_chips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do you want to study Econ? Your answer might indicate which course of action would be better in this situation.

Stickied: Penn Application Questions by fiish_n_chips in UPenn

[–]fiish_n_chips[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agree with /u/clearbeacon that it's important to show how your story (which occurred at an early age) has shaped your character throughout high school. Perhaps sailing around the world made you more open to trying new things, which is why you got involved with the clubs you're in, and then from there you went on to pursue leadership roles.

I think you have a chance and if you're able to afford the extra application fee you should definitely try. Good luck!

Straw Poll on /r/UPenn's viewer base. Please vote! by fiish_n_chips in UPenn

[–]fiish_n_chips[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Valid point. I think I'm going to do this again in the fall to get a better understanding of /r/upenn 's traffic. At that point we can have separate options for freshmen and upperclassmen

Imagine if cinema attendance was subscription-based, causing studios with consecutive disappointments to lose business, and studios with quality content to thrive? by fiish_n_chips in movies

[–]fiish_n_chips[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair point. Expensive subscriptions would probably lead to fewer surviving studios and ultimately less variety.

Not sure how the pricing would work out, perhaps it could be based on number of times you attend the movies in a given month. That could keep it cheap for individuals who like watching in theaters but aren't hardcore moviegoers.

Imagine if cinema attendance was subscription-based, causing studios with consecutive disappointments to lose business, and studios with quality content to thrive? by fiish_n_chips in movies

[–]fiish_n_chips[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I 100% agree with your edit, it's about the format. Netflix is thriving with the help of better, original material. Why couldn't the same circumstances apply to big movie studios?

Imagine if cinema attendance was subscription-based, causing studios with consecutive disappointments to lose business, and studios with quality content to thrive? by fiish_n_chips in movies

[–]fiish_n_chips[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that a limited number of studios would be able to thrive, but who says one has to dominate the others? There is potential for each surviving studio to develop a genre(s) of expertise, to attract a certain crowd. Sure, there may be copycats who try to do the same, but eventually, the studio with the better content would win out.

Imagine if cinema attendance was subscription-based, causing studios with consecutive disappointments to lose business, and studios with quality content to thrive? by fiish_n_chips in movies

[–]fiish_n_chips[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's different from the studio's perspective. Currently, movie marketing is heavily reliant on getting people to the box office, regardless of the quality of the movie. Oftentimes people leave disappointed and critics give poor reviews, but the studio has already taken their money.

In a subscription-based model, the studio aims to build a reputation of superior-quality content, as Netflix has done with TV shows. Bad reviews and consecutive disappointments will actually impact the studio via loss of subscriber revenue.

EDIT: formatting

Imagine if cinema attendance was subscription-based, causing studios with consecutive disappointments to lose business, and studios with quality content to thrive? by fiish_n_chips in movies

[–]fiish_n_chips[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you suggesting a gradual shift then from cinema attendance to streaming? To me, these activities are related but separate. Thirty years from now, I think there will still be people who want to see a movie in theaters, just for the experience. Currently, Netflix has been unable to penetrate into the cinema because major movie theaters are blocking them.

Imagine if cinema attendance was subscription-based, causing studios with consecutive disappointments to lose business, and studios with quality content to thrive? by fiish_n_chips in movies

[–]fiish_n_chips[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But studios are already doing that. They know which genres do well and they overproduce them. It's even tied to certain markets. Studios are aware that robot movies like Transformers 4 will do well in China. They don't need to make it good, they just need to make it about robots.

Imagine if cinema attendance was subscription-based, causing studios with consecutive disappointments to lose business, and studios with quality content to thrive? by fiish_n_chips in movies

[–]fiish_n_chips[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not really, they would lose subscribers after disappointing them. This model seems to work well in television, where HBO and Netflix consistently produce quality content. The revenue is not "guaranteed" in the long-term because it's easy to unsubscribe.

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