• monkeyman512@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    That depends entirely on how profitable it is and how much they can get authors onboard.

    I do agree that a good narrator delivers a performance that adds the work. James Marster will always be Harry Dresden in my head.

    • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      11 hours ago

      That depends entirely on how profitable it is and how much they can get authors onboard.

      A. Anything can be profitable when the cost to generation will be counted in singles of dollars instead of multiple thousands for a good narrator. They don’t even have to sell many to turn a profit too.

      B. You think authors are going to have a choice? Lmfao. It’s the publishers that hold any real power and they will jump all over everyone’s IP with AI slop to make an extra three cents.

      • taladar@sh.itjust.works
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        6 hours ago

        It’s the publishers that hold any real power

        It might be time to finally change that, especially considering what a piss poor job they have been doing for decades at their own part of the production of media.

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        7 hours ago

        Your view seems to be hyper focused on the most pessimistic way of interpreting things. Are you doing OK? Seriously, I know how easy it is for everything going on to overwhelm you with negativity. How are you doing?

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          5 hours ago

          Maybe this is a culture clash thing, but FWIW, to me your post comes across as incredibly condesending asking a total stranger about their mental helth and implying its bad like you were their close friend.