{"id":2796,"date":"2021-08-15T18:40:50","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T01:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/?p=2796"},"modified":"2021-08-15T18:40:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T01:40:53","slug":"risk-poverty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/risk-poverty\/","title":{"rendered":"Risk Poverty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" data-attachment-id=\"2798\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/risk-poverty\/pexels-olya-kobruseva-5447100\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pexels-olya-kobruseva-5447100.jpg?fit=2000%2C1342&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1342\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pexels-olya-kobruseva-5447100\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pexels-olya-kobruseva-5447100.jpg?fit=1024%2C687&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pexels-olya-kobruseva-5447100.jpg?resize=1024%2C687&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pexels-olya-kobruseva-5447100.jpg?resize=1024%2C687&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pexels-olya-kobruseva-5447100.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pexels-olya-kobruseva-5447100.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>If you can&#8217;t fail, you can&#8217;t succeed. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>We are tempted to take safe routes. We&#8217;re tempted to do things we know <em><strong>will<\/strong><\/em> work okay instead of pursuing things that <em><strong>might<\/strong><\/em> work wonderfully. The story of entertainment is a story of risk. Everything that we love is created daringly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, showbiz companies are trying to hedge their bets. People are making stuff based on algorithms. Netflix shows are being written based on stats. I love utilizing technology to examine what works and make something better, but it&#8217;s easy to get sidetracked and forget about the power of risk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s continue to put our necks out. It took us a long time to understand what works, but now let&#8217;s find out what works better, or what works better now. Let&#8217;s get wild and youthful and rebellious. Let&#8217;s bet on ourselves and see if we get in a mess. Being in a prom dress at the 7-Eleven is better than being in a snuggie and crocks anywhere. Nobody comes to us to see us comfortable. They come to us to see what happens when humans dare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s take risks in our process, in our outreach, and in our end result. It&#8217;s heroic to take risks and it&#8217;s compelling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you can&#8217;t fail, you can&#8217;t succeed. We are tempted to take safe routes. We&#8217;re tempted to do things we know will work okay instead of pursuing things that might work wonderfully. The story of entertainment is a story of risk. Everything that we love is created daringly. 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