Thoughts and Ramblings

It’s no secret that the culture inside Washington is different from the rest of the nation. It is so strong that many elected officials who go to Washington get corrupted into betraying their principles and becoming one of them. They are told “how things are done” and accept it as they chip away at their integrity until they are no longer the same person. This is one of the ways the culture in Washington encourages a type of group-think. Eventually most everyone ends up buying into the mentality if they spend enough time there.

The phrase “Our Democracy” is often repeated by politicians particularly when when claiming something is a “threat to our democracy.” The phrase is meant to scare because the people will assume that the “our” includes them. What if doesn’t? What if the “our” is not the country as a whole but just the Washington insiders?

With this definition of “our” in mind, the phrase “threat to our democracy” make much more sense. The threat isn’t to the country or to a “government of the people, by the people, and for the people,” but rather a threat to the Washington insiders who’ve long since abandoned the task of working for the people. So when you hear about a “threat to our democracy,” just remember the “our” is not you.

When The Expanse was cancelled on the SYFY channel, I somewhat expected it as it was too good for that network (I was shocked something so good was ever on that channel in the first place). Then when I found out it was picked up by Amazon, I had mixed feelings. While it meant the show would continue, it also meant that it would not persist for more than 3 additional seasons. I really wanted to see a Magnetar class ship on the screen but alas it was not meant to be. So, with a few exceptions, why is it that a show doesn’t persist more than 3 seasons on a streaming service?

When Netflix started its streaming service, people got used to binge watching a show. The trend increased when streaming services started their original series and would drop and entire season of a show simultaneously. In the past few years, these services started spreading out the release of episodes in a season for some shows but that doesn’t mean people will watch the episodes on the same schedule. Instead, most people will wait for the entire season to be available so as to not get caught up in the story and be stuck waiting for the next episode.