I seldomly go to the movie theaters anymore because I like quite and chatter to a minimum, for some reason there is always one really inconsiderate person in the theater. Don't think it's worth the 13, 17 or 21 dollars (IMAX, 3D) if I don't enjoy it. If I like the movie, I buy the dvd. I say fuck'em otherwise.
If they implement a system where I can watch the move at home a week or two after it comes out in theaters a more hasty on-demand system I all for it. Or if they can get all the assholes out of the theaters i'll be in the theaters every Wednesday ( use to be my previous movie night for years).
Music it's somewhat mixed. Don't want to buy an entire album when only one song is good. I do buy music online to support the artist and do go to see them when they are in town once in a while.
Assertn, Some of what you said is true but the rest is total bullshit. CEO's care about there bottle line. If they didn't they wouldn't look for the lowest labor and production cost and charge high prices to boast profits. CEO's build and maintain companies so they can maintain their standard of living and GREED. If they really wanted to share the wealth they would invest in the same people that buy their products instead of outsourcing; give and take, not give a little and take a lot.That's not objectively true. Case in point my company. The CEO already has enough money to retire. Has a huge house, drives a lambo, but he loves buiilding businesses. He also makes it his goal in the businesses he creates to share the wealth with all his employees.
Now where you're most likely to see budget cuts are in either cut-throat startups running on fumes or publicly traded companies that have to constantly worry about appeasing the board. I've worked in both situations, and both are annoying.
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