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Topic: Entertainment

Definition: Beliefs about film, music, humor and the industries behind them.

📁 Sub-topics

Topic	Beliefs beneath	What it covers
Humor	2	Comedy in stand-up, film, television and online, and the arguments over what jokes are acceptable and who decides.
Movies	2	Feature films and the business that makes, releases and shows them, from theaters to streaming services.
Music	2	Recorded and live music, the people who make it, and the labels, streaming services and platforms that carry it to listeners.
Publishing	2	The business of producing and selling books, from traditional publishing houses to self-publishing and ebooks.

📋 Beliefs filed beneath this topic

Under	Belief	Truth	Belief score
Music	Streaming services generally pay working musicians too little to make a living from recorded music.	0.50	+0.00
Music	Streaming has clearly done more good than harm for musicians by letting anyone reach a worldwide audience without a record label.	0.50	+0.00
Humor	Comedians should generally be able to joke about any subject without losing work over the offense a joke causes.	0.50	+0.00
Humor	Jokes that mock people for their race, religion, disability or sex do real harm and deserve public pushback.	0.50	+0.00
Publishing	Traditional publishers still generally produce better books for readers than self-publishing does.	0.50	+0.00
Publishing	Most working authors are better off self-publishing than signing with a traditional publisher.	0.50	+0.00
Movies	New movies should generally open in theaters for a period before they reach streaming services.	0.50	+0.00
Movies	Studios should let viewers choose to watch new movies at home on the same day they open in theaters.	0.50	+0.00

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