Muzakir Xynll (@mzkrx) catches up with Ashraff Mokhtar (@AshraffMokhtar) for a conversation that's literally almost entirely about media in Malaysia. Among the things talked about are:
- Their shared history with making content on YouTube
- Urban Malay vs mainstream Malay content consumption
- is Muz right to stop making good Malay content?
- The fantasy of being a working creative
- Are movies still a thing?
- Who are Malaysian television shows made for?
- Where to find good local Malay content
- The moral dilemma of advertising during the pandemic
- The nasilemakification of Malaysian culture
- How Astro is eating up local media
- Good local content as recommended by Ashraff
- The return of piracy
- The new business model for content creators
- The value of critics to the growth of a medium
- Malaysian censorship laws
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