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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cergorach" data-source="post: 4038770" data-attributes="member: 725">@occam:1.) The government doesn't need to generate a profit.2.) It doesn't need a multi million/billion marketing budget to promote something new (to make it a 'success').3.) To date government 'management' has been a big mess, but (at least around here) serious attempts at streamlining government 'management' have been going on for the last few years. It isn't perfect (yet), but it's getting there.4.) Salaries for content creators can be more balanced. Why should a singer (who can't really sing) receive a multi million salary, while a good historical writer gets a pittance?5.) If there isn't enough, then people will be motivated to finance it themselves.Government funded and directed entertainment isn't such a bad thing imho. Many years ago we only had two public dutch channels (we had one paid for movie channel). The only time you had commercials was around the news segment (at six and eight I believe). The quality of the programming was high (relatively to what is available now). Since then we now have around ten channels, more commercials then actual programs (slightly exaggerated), and just too many crappy programs. I've kicked out my TV a long time ago, I watch the series I like on my computer (I have a reasonably big DVD collection), and maybe watch something twice a year on my parents TV. I'm not the only one that complains about the quality of the programming (reality TV is the curse of the demented mind).The same goes for music, maybe I'm old (31), but most of the good music came from before 1990. Records are sold more on sex appeal then actual singing quality, I might have complained about Madonna twenty years ago, but her (live) voice is like an angel compared to most of the 'talent' of this day and age. The actual decent music is often produced by the smaller bands that don't have large contracts.Entertainment is starting to look like a crap shoot, if it doesn't make you millions right away, you flush it. And with enough marketing millions, even the crappiest production can become successful.[edit]@Lizard:I would agree with you, if it where not for guys 10 years younger saying the same damned thing, DJs no less. I'm not saying there isn't any good music around, but less imho.[/edit]But I think we're getting a bit off topic ;-)</blockquote>

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