> And yet when I watch the flood of movies, television shows, novels, music, and fine art available to me, I have a really hard time finding anything unpredictable.
Wouldn't that just testify that Hollywood et al. are no longer really "innovating"?
Absolutely. They're going for all the safe, boring choices, and depending on the business side of their industry to make money. You don't show a profit by making the next Children of Men, you show a profit by tweaking the Fast&Furious formula and strong-arming theaters into showing it.
Wouldn't that just testify that Hollywood et al. are no longer really "innovating"?