@amelie

So democratized distribution allows a far wider range of media to be made, funded, and enjoyed by people. This is great for authors and publishers but it's especially great for READERS. There is no individual who only wants to read the books that have the most mass appeal, and yet the traditional publishing model heavily favors books with mass appeal getting made. I mean, I love my NYTimes Bestsellers and I love the books everyone is talking about, the ones that get giant displays in every bookstore. But I also want to read weird literary sci fi that is simply never going to get a billboard or get made into a TV series. And that weird literary sci fi needs to exist and find its readers. If we can lower barriers to funding niche art, the industry benefits and so do consumers.

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