Sturgeons Law states that 90% of everything is crap. Though at first we are quick to dismiss this, it does hold some value. "Crap" is subjective. An example I brought up was The Blair Witch Project. Some thought it was crap, and others didn't. So despite there being billions of options, how much of actually interests you personally?
Look at it this way, out of all the channels we have, how often is there 'nothing on"?
There's obviously programs being shown, but they aren't appealing to you. Hence them being "crap".
So in actuality, is it possible that more than 90% of everything is crap?
I am glad to learn that my first post (rant) about how "filtering through the mass amounts of information and several forms of media just to get to what I want to enjoy is taxing" finally has a place called "more than 90% of everything is crap."
ReplyDeleteSomehow, the idea that others are writing about this make me feel all warm and fuzzy.
I totally agree with the Law of Crap. A person can have satellite or cable TV with thousands of channels, but have only 3-5 that they watch on a regular basis. Because of this, the first thing a person will say is "I don't watch those other channels 'cause they only show crap." Lord knows I've said it before.
ReplyDeleteI guess an interesting question would be, if the huge amout of media content generated by amateurs and unprofessional produsers contributes to our perception that 90% of everything out there in the media is trash. Or are we rather thinking of the professional stuff the "Big Six" (News Corp, TimeWarner...) are delivering to us...?
ReplyDeleteI must say I agree to disagree. I disagree becuase unless Sturgeon took a world wide vote that came up with a 995 ration saying this is true I would agree. You are right though because people are going to like what they like no matter if the next person may find it as crap.
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