Desperate_Donut8582 t1_ist5x79 wrote on October 18, 2022 at 2:56 PM

Reply to comment by TheSingulatarian in Talked to people minimizing/negating potential AI impact in their field? eg: artists, coders... by kmtrp

I’m talking about live theaters in 1950s and before when tvs were still a new thing life theaters thrived but we’re small in number yet there are more than a thousands today….with your logic they should’ve closed down because tvs are a thing but guess what? They didn’t. That’s why you can’t just predict the future that easily

TheSingulatarian t1_ist7c2g wrote on October 18, 2022 at 3:05 PM

Every city had a least one theater, NY alone has had more than 40 theaters for forever. Going to the theater is an expensive proposition for many. Even movie theaters are becoming too expensive for many.

Desperate_Donut8582 t1_ist8195 wrote on October 18, 2022 at 3:10 PM

That’s false live theaters have been increasing “it dipped because of Covid but 2021 and 2022 performances still increased” https://www.ibisworld.com/industry-statistics/market-size/live-performance-theaters-united-states/

Again the fact that live theater and movie theater still exists despite tv and phones shows that your baseless predictions is overly exaggerated