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  • Safeguarding democracy: Amazon 'Rings' flop could trigger global economic depression

    10/22/2022 3:10:26 AM PDT · by dynachrome · 33 replies
    IQFY ^ | 10-22 | IQFY
    Economic experts are sounding the alarm: if the most important product of the world's most important company fails, it could trigger a major economic meltdown. Amazon Studio's $1 billion Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power bet is universally praised by critics as a sprawling ode to diversity. Yet BusinessInsider reports that the TV series that could determine the future of streaming is "falling flat with initial audiences, posing risks for Amazon and the company's Prime membership program." And now economic experts are sounding the alarm. They're warning that if Rings proves a flop, it risks slamming the brakes...