MOST OF AMERICA’S INSTITUTIONS ARE RUN BY PEOPLE WHO ARE PERFORMING FOR THEIR PEERS, WITH SIMILAR RESULTS:
Top Gun: Maverick made $2.5B.
Movies like it since: 0
Hollywood can make movies American audiences love.
They just don’t like their audience. Instead they opt to make movies for elite critics and their elite peers — and are willing to pay handsomely for it. https://t.co/HeQwho6Yvi
— Will Ricciardella (@WillRicci) November 9, 2025