As streaming services delete shows for tax write-offs (e.g., Willow, Westworld), fans are buying Blu-rays, vinyl, and books again.
Generative AI now writes fanfiction, deepfakes celebrity voices, and auto-generates background art. 2024 saw the first AI-created chart hit (“Heart on My Sleeve” – Drake/Weeknd clone). As streaming services delete shows for tax write-offs (e
The same franchise now spans: a TV series, a podcast, a Discord lore server, a Roblox game, and a Marvel-style post-credits scene. The upside
Remember the "watercooler moment"? That was when 30 million people watched the same episode of Friends on the same Thursday night and talked about it on Friday morning. fans are buying Blu-rays
That is dead. Long live the algorithm.
Today, your curator isn't a network executive in New York; it’s a piece of code in Silicon Valley. Streaming services like Netflix, YouTube, and Spotify don't ask what you want to watch; they tell you what people like you watched. This creates a fascinating feedback loop:
The upside? We are discovering niche genres (K-Dramas, T-Dramas, Nordic Noir) that would have been impossible to find in a Blockbuster store. The downside? The "monoculture" is gone. We are living in a billion tiny bubbles of content.
As streaming services delete shows for tax write-offs (e.g., Willow, Westworld), fans are buying Blu-rays, vinyl, and books again.
Generative AI now writes fanfiction, deepfakes celebrity voices, and auto-generates background art. 2024 saw the first AI-created chart hit (“Heart on My Sleeve” – Drake/Weeknd clone).
The same franchise now spans: a TV series, a podcast, a Discord lore server, a Roblox game, and a Marvel-style post-credits scene.
Remember the "watercooler moment"? That was when 30 million people watched the same episode of Friends on the same Thursday night and talked about it on Friday morning.
That is dead. Long live the algorithm.
Today, your curator isn't a network executive in New York; it’s a piece of code in Silicon Valley. Streaming services like Netflix, YouTube, and Spotify don't ask what you want to watch; they tell you what people like you watched. This creates a fascinating feedback loop:
The upside? We are discovering niche genres (K-Dramas, T-Dramas, Nordic Noir) that would have been impossible to find in a Blockbuster store. The downside? The "monoculture" is gone. We are living in a billion tiny bubbles of content.