In a more just universe, this would actually be a trap, and any media giant bidding to acquire more would immediately become a target for breakup instead.
No, no, fuck no.
Where is Lina Khan when you need her? (Rhetorical question, I know she’s assisting the Mamdani transition team).
If another corporate behemoth must buy out Warner Bros; could it at least please be Apple? They seem like the only ones who wouldn’t further tarnish the WB legacy.
Fuck legacy. The size of these media companies are a threat.
I grew up watching re-runs of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, The Animaniacs, and Batman: The Animanted Series. Seeing Warner Bros. reduced to what it is now after the Discovery merger hurts my soul, let alone them trying to shelve the Coyote vs. ACME movie!
I absolutely do not want to see these companies further consolidate - which is why I decide Lina Khan’s absence from the FTC; these media conglomerates should be further broken up in order to foster competition.
But in the current Trump-led media circus - I am fully of the belief that the best bad option would likely be an Apple-led buyout.
Seeing Warner Bros. reduced to what it is now after the Discovery merger hurts my soul
Why? Why do you care? It’s a company, not a person.
I grew up watching re-runs of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, The Animaniacs, and Batman: The Animated Series.
The answer is right there, from the same paragraph. Call it nostalgia, if it helps clarify - but there is a sentimental feeling to shows that helped shape my sense of humour while growing up.
I care about WB the company only in-so-far as they are the rights holders to that media, and therefore their ownership will determine whether/how I will be able to continue to enjoy them, new entries (such as Coyote vs. ACME), and introduce them to to my children.
You can download videos. I can teach you what torrenting is.
None of this explains the corporate anthropomorphism.
