Keltaric said:
Even in your example, I'd much prefer a system where a model could give invites to a 20 minute group show, and tell people it was 200 tokens to get an invitation. Even though its the same amount, and even though I'm gving up the option to "leave early", I would actually prefer that to entering a group show and seeing the tokens tick away every few seconds. I don't even want to have in the back of my mind "should I leave? is this still worth staying?" I'd rather have just tipped the full amount up front and then there's no more decisions to be made.
I'm totally hearing what you're sharing, and not in any way attempting to stomp on your personal opinion. But in your re imagining of the group chat scenario you're goal is to not have to *think* too much about what you're seeing? You would rather forfeit the right to
leave at your will for the
bonus of being trapped in a show regardless of the quality of the show? That is your
desired scenario? (i'm not being snarky here, i'm genuinely curious!
)
In your description it sounds like the scenario you
prefer is to be in a group under the following pretense, "well, I'm here. I'm stuck here, I paid for it. So whether it's worth staying or not is irrelevant and that's
a huge load off my mind"
You know what I would do for 20 minutes if I had sold a 20 minute 200 token block to 6 premiums? *Sit there are stare at the wall, pausing only to intermittently laugh at how dumb they are for having given me 200 tokens without seeing the quality of my performance.* I think the
quality of groups would go waaaaaaaaay down if this kind of show package was introduced. WHY would I have to entertain you? You're a
captive audience!
The current group system is successful
because you can come and go as you please (both literally and figuratively) and thus motivates me as the model to put on a consistently great and dynamic show in an attempt to maintain the audiences attention. If they get bored of me, they can leave. If I don't do what they want me to do they can leave. The onus is on me to entertain. And trust me, you're not checking your watch and there's nothing
going on in the back of your mind when you're in group with me sir. Men have died of starvation watching me.