When Paul Graham implored startups to “kill Hollywood” last Friday, his point resonated with the tech echo-chamber because in a sense we’re already there — more people visit Zynga games monthly than both the viewership records for television and the Hollywood box office. Giftcards for Facebook Credits populate the aisles of my supermarket checkout — in the same “impulse buy” section as celebrity gossip rags.
- Anton Johansson