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Chamath predicts Marvel and Star Wars will lose relevance with youth
“The value of historic IP is going to erode even faster, meaning this generation of kids will have no idea or care about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, about Star Wars”
Calacanis: Disney will launch its own generative image product
“Disney is going to launch their own Dolly type stable diffusion product where you can do this, put yourself on a star, make a Star Wars character.”
Friedberg: Star Wars is the most anti-technology cultural influence since the 1970s
“I think Star Wars has been like the most anti-technology effector in society since the seventies, because Star Wars is all about the, I've said this before, but the Ewoks destroying the Death Star and like the no tech overcoming the oppressor big tech.”
Friedberg: Star Wars is built on an anti-technology, anti-progress worldview
“I remain adamant in my point of view that the entire Star Wars Franchise is built around an anti-technology anti-utopian view of the world, anti-progress, and the Death Star is the ultimate manifestation of technology, and of course, it's used for evil. That's…”