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But every industry can be shaken up if you're willing to give things away effectively for free with VC money. I don't know if that translates to proving an industry needs a shakeup.

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Exactly. It's easy to "shake up" and "disrupt" an industry by spending VC money like it's going out of style. "People like things given away at below market rates" isn't even a proof of concept.

Alamo Drafthouse is testing its own subscription service and AMC already rolled theirs out.

Now maybe it's just coincidental timing but moviepass certainly proved there's a huge interest in that model of movie tickets.

Chain specific subscription services (at more sustainable costs than Moviepass) have been common outside the US for a number of years. Indeed, that's where Moviepass got the idea from. I don't think Moviepass proved much there.

Think of it not as a shake up, but as a wealth transfer from investors to the proletariat.

It's like how Uber has been giving me $3 rides while it posts losses 1/3 of revenue.

I should send VCs a thank you card, those loveable dummies!

I'm not opposed to wealth transfer from investors to proles, I just wish it was more sustainable.

And maybe in the form of health care and not movie tickets. :)

MPs data would kind of help show the supply curve for movies. Something like @Free user X would watch N movies per month. It's an interesting thing because Theaters may consider making movies free, but charging 2x for food...

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