So in short: "we" (nfs) know almost nothing about the new alexa...

"Not having the energy" is an excuse, maybe even one you put in yourself. If family and "regular" work (=financial security) is/was more important to you than working in media, then well, do it, for gods sake! It is our choice to fill our lives with the things we want to do. But if that desire is burning inside you, don't give that up!

Thanks for this article/posting, Jason.

I'm turning 42 in a few months and even though I've established myself very well in the postpro and vfx field and got so wealthy Corona didn't bother me at all, making films is what I always wanted to do and what I've been always struggling with. I did a lot of music videos, some of which ran on MTV, I did short films which won some little awards but anything beyond was a task too big until now. But I think Corona opened my eyes. It put all of us into the same place. Suddenly it doesn't matter whatever you do, even those "important" people were reduced to sit at home and be humans again. So in the end it's just about being yourself, not doing stuff to show off and finding your place in life.

Pointless, an article with a video as the central topic that nobody can see...

The large screen of cinema was a necessity of the time it was invented in. It was the only way you could show films to a lot of people and make as much money as possible. Given the nonsensical view of some film makers we should also keep barbaric events alive like gladiator fights. The big screen was a technical solution to the problem of not having distribution channels to a large audience. But today? Everybody has (at least) one TV, maybe even a large one (like me) with superb sound which we can play films at any time on, be it from regular TV, Blu-rays or the internet. And we have laptops, tablets and smartphones, plus a myriad other VR and game devices for recreation. Monolithic and overpriced theaters one has to share with filthy people are a thing of the dark ages long gone. It's only kept alive by nostalgia and through a big marketing machinery aka known as Hollywood and the Oscars, both losing their appeal extremely fast.

Wow. This must be the level of intelligence of the pathetic 13% then, I guess...