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How long should new movies remain exclusive to theaters?
36 participants4 written responses3 response optionsUpdated 12 days ago
Choices
What do you think?
Audience overview
✦Balanced briefAI-assisted · reviewed against leading responses
Responses emphasize that the stated goal is broadly shared while disagreeing about cost, scope, accountability, and whether a uniform rule or locally adaptable approach would work better.
Most active cityChicago10 opted-in participants
Leading positionTargeted investment · 52%Based on one endorsement per participant
Support across views22%Endorsed a response from another position
Aggregates only · minimum n=15
Common ground
Where responses overlap
✓ The policy should be evaluated against concrete outcomes and unintended consequences.
Key disagreements
What remains unresolved
◇ Whether a broad rule or a narrower, adaptable approach is more likely to work.
Responses
Response highlights
Standout responses across all positions
Select a position above to compare its most endorsed, persuasive, liked, and active responses.
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Most endorsedLuis SinghTargeted investment · 8 endorsements
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Most persuasiveMei EvansTargeted investment · 80 persuasion · 1 shifts
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Most likedLuis SinghTargeted investment · 16 likes
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Most activeValerie GrantLocal choice · 3 replies · 4 levels deep
Targeted investment
Concentrate resources where the measurable need is greatest.
I support the direction but would narrow the rule, publish measurable criteria, and require a scheduled review after the first year. Concentrate resources where the measurable need is greatest.
What could change this viewReliable outcome data showing that a different approach works better without shifting the burden elsewhere.
65 persuasion2 view shifts2 endorsements from other positions
The strongest case for this option is practical: it sets a clear goal while leaving room to measure whether the policy actually works. Concentrate resources where the measurable need is greatest.
80 persuasion1 view shifts1 endorsements from other positions
Broad access
Provide a consistent benefit across the whole community.
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Fairness here is not only about equal treatment; it is also about whether people facing different barriers can realistically use the policy. Provide a consistent benefit across the whole community.
75 persuasion1 view shifts1 endorsements from other positions
Local choice
Let neighborhoods or institutions choose among approved approaches.
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The alternative deserves more weight because it can be reversed if the evidence changes and does not require every community to make the same choice. Let neighborhoods or institutions choose among approved approaches.
70 persuasion1 view shifts1 endorsements from other positions