Naomi Clark (@metasynthie) 暗悪直美 @halfrobot.com · 23d Carmack is simply describing a "hit-driven" business where exceptionally successful projects/units fund other more marginal, experimental or beloved (less tangible-value) work., the status quo in all culture industries since publishers and patrons began investing in books & theatre, if not earlier.
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Lame John staying lame.
"You can’t rule out the possibility that executives are idiots, but that shouldn’t be your default belief." genuinely why would that not be my default belief when its proven true so many times. Doom Eternal made $450mil. That should have been enough to pay for 200 salaries for 10 years
So you can read his statement two ways: a) naive engineer who doesn't know better: "welp, no more culture, everything better turn a profit now" b) cynical guy with biz buddies: "don't think about over-expansion or tiny % of portfolio; never blame owners for trimming luxuries, that's how it goes"
Carmack: “I find that I feel nothing about this, but I’m clever enough to come up with a rationalization as for why, lest I be forced to spend time exploring my emotions.”
The only thing that can apparently upset or sadden Carmack these days is "the woke."