*** Official Politics Shitposting Thread ***

[wufwugy]

I'm of the opinion that the Oscars are given out based on merit

Even that, they're not, not well at all.

The Oscars is professionals judging professionals. This is a skin in the game problem. You want consumers judging professionals.

[BananaStand]

The Oscars is professionals judging professionals. This is a skin in the game problem. You want consumers judging professionals.

nah, consumers have no skin in the game to pick the best movies or performances. They'll just pick what's most popular. Winning will be less about strong performance, and more about how many times you were on Jimmy Fallon, or how many funny car insurance commercials you do.

This is demonstrated whenever they have fan-voting for all-star games in sports. There's usually some superstar who is immensely popular but missed 3/4 of the season with an injury and therefore has no business in the all-star game.

[wufwugy]

nah, consumers have no skin in the game to pick the best movies or performances. They'll just pick what's most popular. Winning will be less about strong performance, and more about how many times you were on Jimmy Fallon, or how many funny car insurance commercials you do.

This is demonstrated whenever they have fan-voting for all-star games in sports. There's usually some superstar who is immensely popular but missed 3/4 of the season with an injury and therefore has no business in the all-star game.

Fans already pick the best movies. The academy goes by criteria that less reflects skin in the game. They also get it quite wrong even on their own criteria, which makes a bunch of sense given the academy is a clique isolated from the reality of their opinions.