I say to you that the VCR is to the American film producer and the American public as the Boston strangler is to the woman home alone.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The VCR poses a severe threat to producers and the public.
- In plain terms
- VCRs are as dangerous to producers as the Boston Strangler was to women.
- What can you take from it?
- New tech can be viewed as an existential threat.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How should disruption be framed?
- When is fear justified?
Another view
VCRs also created new markets and creative opportunities.
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