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schestowitzif incDec 07 08:50
schestowitz> There is a psychology in all this. It's the same psychology as "SALE!Dec 07 08:50
schestowitz> Only this week!" or "Limited Edition release" or "While supplies last!"Dec 07 08:50
schestowitz> Dec 07 08:50
schestowitz> These things drive people to act more quickly (in larger numbers) soDec 07 08:50
schestowitz> that they don't miss out. It's good old FOMO (nothing new at all) and asDec 07 08:50
schestowitz> long as it toys with people's psychology to increase participation,Dec 07 08:50
schestowitz> people are doing to go LIVE as a way of increasing interest-- for betterDec 07 08:50
schestowitz> or worse. Plus "realtime" adds a feeling of something being "real", it'sDec 07 08:51
schestowitz> more "real" to people, more exciting. It's just human psychology-- likeDec 07 08:51
schestowitz> marketing in general. But it works, pretty reliably, so people use it.Dec 07 08:51
schestowitz> Dec 07 08:51
schestowitz> schestowitzDec 07 08:51
schestowitz> I don't get those thingsDec 07 08:51
schestowitz> Dec 07 08:51
schestowitz> schestowitzDec 07 08:51
schestowitz> they call those "events"Dec 07 08:51
schestowitz> Dec 07 08:51
schestowitz> schestowitzDec 07 08:51
schestowitz> but what advantage over static, archived copies?Dec 07 08:51
schestowitz> Dec 07 08:51
schestowitz> schestowitzDec 07 08:51
schestowitz> except Q&ADec 07 08:51
schestowitz> Dec 07 08:51
schestowitz> schestowitzDec 07 08:51
schestowitz> you can just watch or binge a bunch of popular old talksDec 07 08:51
schestowitz> Dec 07 08:51
schestowitz> schestowitzDec 07 08:51
schestowitz> without it being "live"Dec 07 08:51
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