I've also been thinking about those early screeners. There's a company that gives you early access to movies in your home theater: http://www.primacinema.com. I have a couple of reasons why I'm not really interested in that.
* Hollywood doesn't make a lot of good movies anymore. I haven't seen a great comedy in many years. There's been a few decent dramas and science fiction movies, but they're not grabbing my attention like they used to.
* I really enjoy going to the cinema. I like the ritual of going out, buying tickets, and just being around other people. If I'm interested in a movie, I'll watch it at IMAX, and I don't want to have an IMAX theater in my house. I want to have a small, comfortable house.
* I decided I don't even really want a home theater. At least, not the kind of home theater you see in these huge mansions. I can't imagine inviting 20 people to my house to watch a movie, because that's just too many people. I'm far more comfortable with maybe 4 or 5 friends in a living room, with a big TV and a nice stereo.
They can also just hang out with the creators of those movies and shows
That would be fun, but also kind of lame. I don't want to be that guy. I'd much rather be directly involved with the production of a movie or show, and maybe meet some of those people naturally. Not because of money, but because I had some creative input.
Mark Zuckerberg's phone has the same camera your phone has, but the photographer he pays to follow him around has a better one
Haha, I don't want to pay a photographer to follow me around. That's a very strange idea.
Bill Gates has access to the same Thai restaurants as you, but his private chef knows how to make his family's favorite dishes and he never has to wait in line
That's the thing though, I don't want a private chef. I can pick up literally any food I want, whenever I want. If I don't want to pick it up, I can get it delivered within 45 minutes. It's like I have hundreds of private chefs all around the city.
The whole idea of "private staff" is just really weird to me. They're basically just very well-paid servants. I mean, they literally are servants. I wouldn't mind hiring a cleaning service to clean my house, someone to mow my lawn, or some SF startup to come do my laundry. But you don't have to be extremely wealthy to afford any of these services.
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I've also been thinking about those early screeners. There's a company that gives you early access to movies in your home theater: http://www.primacinema.com. I have a couple of reasons why I'm not really interested in that.
* Hollywood doesn't make a lot of good movies anymore. I haven't seen a great comedy in many years. There's been a few decent dramas and science fiction movies, but they're not grabbing my attention like they used to.
* I really enjoy going to the cinema. I like the ritual of going out, buying tickets, and just being around other people. If I'm interested in a movie, I'll watch it at IMAX, and I don't want to have an IMAX theater in my house. I want to have a small, comfortable house.
* I decided I don't even really want a home theater. At least, not the kind of home theater you see in these huge mansions. I can't imagine inviting 20 people to my house to watch a movie, because that's just too many people. I'm far more comfortable with maybe 4 or 5 friends in a living room, with a big TV and a nice stereo.
That would be fun, but also kind of lame. I don't want to be that guy. I'd much rather be directly involved with the production of a movie or show, and maybe meet some of those people naturally. Not because of money, but because I had some creative input.
Haha, I don't want to pay a photographer to follow me around. That's a very strange idea.
That's the thing though, I don't want a private chef. I can pick up literally any food I want, whenever I want. If I don't want to pick it up, I can get it delivered within 45 minutes. It's like I have hundreds of private chefs all around the city.
The whole idea of "private staff" is just really weird to me. They're basically just very well-paid servants. I mean, they literally are servants. I wouldn't mind hiring a cleaning service to clean my house, someone to mow my lawn, or some SF startup to come do my laundry. But you don't have to be extremely wealthy to afford any of these services.
I hate to break it to you but Uber, homejoy, postmates, task rabbit at al are private servants that you hire for an hour at a time.
Sure, but I appreciate the facade.