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This has changed the structure of storytelling. On Netflix and YouTube, the "skip intro" button isn't just a convenience; it is a metric. If viewers skip the intro in the first five seconds, the intro is too long. If they stop watching at minute 14, the episode is poorly paced.

The golden age of choice is a marvel. But as the algorithms get smarter and the franchises get safer, one wonders if we are watching media—or if the media is watching us watch it, tweaking the formula until there is nothing left but the perfect, hollow loop of the "For You" page. Mad.Asses-All.Anal.Edition.XXX

However, the communal aspect of entertainment is fading. We no longer watch the same thing at the same time. We watch for ourselves, by ourselves, curated by a machine that wants only to keep us scrolling. This has changed the structure of storytelling