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<blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 9285572" data-attributes="member: 11760"><p>This is an extremely dumb take.</p><p></p><p>Even in its current challenged state, the media -- including the gaming media -- routinely breaks news that the powers that be would rather be kept to themselves and, by holding them to account, helps effect change.</p><p></p><p>The OGL fiasco would have ended extremely differently if it hadn't been amplified up the media news chain, largely through the efforts of one of Rascal's founders.</p><p></p><p></p><p>And this is an even dumber take.</p><p></p><p>You may not have ever lived in a city with multiple daily newspapers -- and, frankly, you don't come across as someone who actually consumes news media in general -- but on average, the amount of coverage of any given topic covered by a single outlet <em>goes up</em> when there's competitors in the same space.</p><p></p><p>That's true whether you're looking at multiple daily newspapers covering city hall or the Hollywood press covering the industry.</p><p></p><p>It's when outlets go under -- typically due to the rock-bottom revenue provided by advertising nowadays, or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hedged-Investment-Newspapers-Undermine-Communication-ebook/dp/B0CQ4ZMCFG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SDED7207KB1E&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.a3eGC-J4dNlfWohBiZi5IJH4ZwwXaKee0qE5xXSVUQkvR5QGgg97YITK7eKIiAgOEhkduIhSHKjPa-EpE0awg8qKgz-Z_EmpfpchFjMqZDigFEIPKDdaf-F5EZYEcTA-JOd7eWC7mYcZamkQbXZ31XgAEQOw8NtD8PbIcCIvwTbIygrS2ykHe7L4Xi_wWfaeR80WqzxFs6TQEgmd7oc5izdDIWw1iynZkqHvXvOZjRY8I3IK25e7AnA_o54YKvblXpoz-qQMVaYglkhdWcvHPDloLEI6Lf2OpElwZuZwBp0.G4zXP6h5nnSJ5N0AF55nwKBKFTepJPTQz67LMEOiqUY&dib_tag=se&keywords=hedged&qid=1710014151&sprefix=hedged%2Caps%2C269&sr=8-1" target="_blank">predatory hedge fund ownership stripping them for parts</a> -- that the survivors end up doing the simplest work, just regurgitating press releases and talking points from business and government.</p><p></p><p></p><p>No one can seriously argue that the gaming press is so vibrant and vigorous that it cannot be improved.</p><p></p><p></p><p>For someone who appears to have beef with Rascal for some reason, it's weird that you pretend to not know who Lin Cordega is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whizbang Dustyboots, post: 9285572, member: 11760"] This is an extremely dumb take. Even in its current challenged state, the media -- including the gaming media -- routinely breaks news that the powers that be would rather be kept to themselves and, by holding them to account, helps effect change. The OGL fiasco would have ended extremely differently if it hadn't been amplified up the media news chain, largely through the efforts of one of Rascal's founders. And this is an even dumber take. You may not have ever lived in a city with multiple daily newspapers -- and, frankly, you don't come across as someone who actually consumes news media in general -- but on average, the amount of coverage of any given topic covered by a single outlet [I]goes up[/I] when there's competitors in the same space. That's true whether you're looking at multiple daily newspapers covering city hall or the Hollywood press covering the industry. It's when outlets go under -- typically due to the rock-bottom revenue provided by advertising nowadays, or [URL='https://www.amazon.com/Hedged-Investment-Newspapers-Undermine-Communication-ebook/dp/B0CQ4ZMCFG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SDED7207KB1E&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.a3eGC-J4dNlfWohBiZi5IJH4ZwwXaKee0qE5xXSVUQkvR5QGgg97YITK7eKIiAgOEhkduIhSHKjPa-EpE0awg8qKgz-Z_EmpfpchFjMqZDigFEIPKDdaf-F5EZYEcTA-JOd7eWC7mYcZamkQbXZ31XgAEQOw8NtD8PbIcCIvwTbIygrS2ykHe7L4Xi_wWfaeR80WqzxFs6TQEgmd7oc5izdDIWw1iynZkqHvXvOZjRY8I3IK25e7AnA_o54YKvblXpoz-qQMVaYglkhdWcvHPDloLEI6Lf2OpElwZuZwBp0.G4zXP6h5nnSJ5N0AF55nwKBKFTepJPTQz67LMEOiqUY&dib_tag=se&keywords=hedged&qid=1710014151&sprefix=hedged%2Caps%2C269&sr=8-1']predatory hedge fund ownership stripping them for parts[/URL] -- that the survivors end up doing the simplest work, just regurgitating press releases and talking points from business and government. No one can seriously argue that the gaming press is so vibrant and vigorous that it cannot be improved. For someone who appears to have beef with Rascal for some reason, it's weird that you pretend to not know who Lin Cordega is. [/QUOTE]
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