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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8647273" data-attributes="member: 6801845">I was going to say the Kardasians (Kardashians?) but then I realized they actually do have an aspect that is high quality - the ability to make themselves famous for no reason whatsoever.&nbsp; That doesn't just happen.&nbsp; &nbsp; In addition, entertainment is almost completely subjective.&nbsp; I don't get it, but for their niche they are valid use of their entertainment time.There are many brands that have let quality lag or tried to switch to a product that was not a high quality.&nbsp; It eventually catches up to them but they can get away with it for a while.&nbsp; In some cases there's so little competition that popularity is more necessity.&nbsp; It was only in the last couple of months that I had a real competitor to our cable company (I'm not using Verizon wireless for my home).But things that I don't personally find high quality even though they are popular?&nbsp; Sure.&nbsp; I think 80% of people driving pickup trucks don't really need them.&nbsp; So for me they aren't high quality because I'm not the target audience.&nbsp; It's the same way with entertainment, if I'm spending my time on something when I have dozens of other options then it's high quality for me.There used to be a restaurant that I loved (just a local place) that changed ownership.&nbsp; They got bought out because the owners retired, the new owners kept the menu more or less intact but the quality of the food really dropped.&nbsp; I stopped going after I realized how bad it was (at first I was hopeful that it was just a learning curve) and then a year or so later it shut down, presumably because of lack of customers.&nbsp; That's about as close as I can come.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8647273, member: 6801845"] I was going to say the Kardasians (Kardashians?) but then I realized they actually do have an aspect that is high quality - the ability to make themselves famous for no reason whatsoever. That doesn't just happen. In addition, entertainment is almost completely subjective. I don't get it, but for their niche they are valid use of their entertainment time. There are many brands that have let quality lag or tried to switch to a product that was not a high quality. It eventually catches up to them but they can get away with it for a while. In some cases there's so little competition that popularity is more necessity. It was only in the last couple of months that I had a real competitor to our cable company (I'm not using Verizon wireless for my home). But things that [I]I[/I] don't personally find high quality even though they are popular? Sure. I think 80% of people driving pickup trucks don't really need them. So for me they aren't high quality because I'm not the target audience. It's the same way with entertainment, if I'm spending my time on something when I have dozens of other options then it's high quality for me. There used to be a restaurant that I loved (just a local place) that changed ownership. They got bought out because the owners retired, the new owners kept the menu more or less intact but the quality of the food really dropped. I stopped going after I realized how bad it was (at first I was hopeful that it was just a learning curve) and then a year or so later it shut down, presumably because of lack of customers. That's about as close as I can come. [/QUOTE]

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