{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "How do directors like JJ Abrams get the positions they do? A lot of them seem profoundly incompetent in a way that seems almost...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/692104468420067328/", "html": "<div class=\"question\"><strong>Anonymous</strong> asked: <p>How do directors like JJ Abrams get the positions they do? A lot of them seem profoundly incompetent in a way that seems almost impossible for individuals so influential within their field. Sheer self-deluded confidence can only go so far, surely. Is it just nepotism? What's going on here?</p></div>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"/post/692079260209430528/\">kontextmaschine</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote><p>Make <i>Armageddon</i>, <i>Alias</i>, and fucking <i>Felicity</i>, then make <i>Lost</i></p></blockquote><p><p>Oh my God, I just realized <i>Felicity</i> is the JJ Abrams property I&rsquo;ve had most exposure to (I watched until she cut her hair)</p></p>"}