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It’s such a mindfuck to expect an audience to do something. Trying to figure out motivations in an ever-changing world is as dependable as meteorology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’re seeing how this works for the quarantine right now. Expecting big changes for a big collection of people – the world’s population. People are not predictable. The twists and turns it’s taken have been incredible to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do we figure out whether people will do what we want them to do ( eg: cry \/ laugh ) at the right times?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on the small<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

We gotta focus on small audiences for small time periods and experiment vigilantly… or do tried-and-true things for big audiences, but make small improvements. Many creatives want to do big new things for big audiences and it’s just not a winning game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s such a mindfuck to expect an audience to do something. Trying to figure out motivations in an ever-changing world is as dependable as meteorology. We’re seeing how this works for the quarantine right now. Expecting big changes for a big collection of people – the world’s population. People are not predictable. 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