"The Human Stain"

The Harvey Weinstein implosion just keeps getting worse.  I had a post about this yesterday and didn't really think I'd mention it again.  But it's like a lot of things...peel the onion and it just stinks more and more.  As I said in the other post, this guy is a world class jackass.  But the depth of his oppression of all those who want to curry favor in the entertainment industry is pretty breathtaking.

The Weekly Standard has a story out today called "The Human Stain: Why the Harvey Weinstein Story is Worse Than You Think".  You can read it here.  It's a pretty shocking portrayal of the abuse and cover up that was perpetrated by this guy.  Read it all to get a good picture.

But there was one particular part that caught my attention.  Here's the quote:  "That’s why the story about Harvey Weinstein finally broke now. It’s because the media industry that once protected him has collapsed. The magazines that used to publish the stories Miramax optioned can’t afford to pay for the kind of reporting and storytelling that translates into screenplays. They’re broke because Facebook and Google have swallowed all the digital advertising money that was supposed to save the press as print advertising continued to tank."  Digital (or whatever you want to call it) is having such a huge impact in so many industries and this is just another example.  In this case, the house of cards collapsed as the money dried up.  This is happening in so many industries.  And those that figure it out early and adapt will survive.  Those that don't, won't.