Comments on: AnimEconomics: Cosfest V and the Market for Cosplay http://www.quitacet.net/2006/07/10/animeconomics-cosfest-v-and-the-market-for-cosplay/ wandering the wide world in search of wonders Thu, 03 Jun 2010 02:23:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: qui tacet http://www.quitacet.net/2006/07/10/animeconomics-cosfest-v-and-the-market-for-cosplay/comment-page-1/#comment-71 qui tacet Wed, 12 Jul 2006 11:34:57 +0000 http://www.voxiuvenium.org/2006/07/10/animeconomics-cosfest-v-and-the-market-for-cosplay/#comment-71 Depends if the law of averages holds with the absolute increase. If the proportion holds constant then sure there will be an absolute increase in the quality, but there's nothing to suggest that will be the case, rather there's a strong self-selection bias towards lower quality. And from a loss-aversion POV, there is a greater 'psychic cost' incurred from lower quality cosplay. Given a random small sample from a larger pool, you actually risk seeing far more low quality cosplayers given their larger absolute numbers. I'm just thinking that there *ought* to be a greater interest in correcting this market failure. Depends if the law of averages holds with the absolute increase. If the proportion holds constant then sure there will be an absolute increase in the quality, but there’s nothing to suggest that will be the case, rather there’s a strong self-selection bias towards lower quality. And from a loss-aversion POV, there is a greater ‘psychic cost’ incurred from lower quality cosplay. Given a random small sample from a larger pool, you actually risk seeing far more low quality cosplayers given their larger absolute numbers. I’m just thinking that there *ought* to be a greater interest in correcting this market failure.

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]]> By: tj han http://www.quitacet.net/2006/07/10/animeconomics-cosfest-v-and-the-market-for-cosplay/comment-page-1/#comment-65 tj han Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:33:58 +0000 http://www.voxiuvenium.org/2006/07/10/animeconomics-cosfest-v-and-the-market-for-cosplay/#comment-65 I think I saw a kid in a high school winter uniform. Was that you? The Saya is win. She commented on my blog!! As for my visit to cosfest, I felt slightly part of the Genshiken world for the first time and it was quite surreal. As for the improvement of the community, going by the law of averages, the number of good ones are just going to rise along with an increase in the popularity of this subculture. The bad ones increase too but that's ok. Personally I'm not too against bad cosplayers, even that really sicko KOSMOS. I actually admired his effort and guts. I think I saw a kid in a high school winter uniform. Was that you?

The Saya is win. She commented on my blog!!

As for my visit to cosfest, I felt slightly part of the Genshiken world for the first time and it was quite surreal.

As for the improvement of the community, going by the law of averages, the number of good ones are just going to rise along with an increase in the popularity of this subculture. The bad ones increase too but that’s ok.

Personally I’m not too against bad cosplayers, even that really sicko KOSMOS. I actually admired his effort and guts.

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