Internet/geek subculture is trivial
Case in point, Snakes on a Plane. Tremendous internet geek support, but only yields $15 million over the weekend.
I think this is a wake-up call to whoever feels that the SA/YTMND subculture really holds any power (i.e. people from SA or YTMND or other related communities). Sure, geeks can easily harass a n00b or two, or Google-bomb a website, but when it comes to the "real world numbers" Hollywood it seems to have hardly made an impact.
And let's not even get into politics, working professions, finances, charities, etc. For the most part, you only see a lot of culture references in video games.
I think this is a wake-up call to whoever feels that the SA/YTMND subculture really holds any power (i.e. people from SA or YTMND or other related communities). Sure, geeks can easily harass a n00b or two, or Google-bomb a website, but when it comes to the "real world numbers" Hollywood it seems to have hardly made an impact.
And let's not even get into politics, working professions, finances, charities, etc. For the most part, you only see a lot of culture references in video games.