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by Analemma_ 2175 days ago
Thank goodness I have economists around to tell me I'm wrong about my own buying preferences.
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The economists are wrong about economics too.

That article is an absurdly oversimplified model. In the real world, the networks would find some way to diversify between the $3 and $10 channel offerings, letting them get $3 from the $3 person and $10 from the $10 person.

edit: Correction, they do mention this common and widespread approach... in a footnote. Without saying anything about why it wouldn't work.