But the optimist sees an opportunity. The very saturation of popular media is creating a counter-culture of deep attention . Look at the runaway success of the Slow TV movement (a seven-hour train ride through Norway). Look at the cult fandom of Severance on Apple TV+, a show that punishes you for looking at your phone. Look at the booming market for long-form podcasts that run three hours.
Popular media has shifted from storytelling to information delivery . We don't want to feel a show; we want to know what happened so we can participate in the discourse. Given this exhausting pace, it is no surprise that the most popular entertainment of the 2020s is the thing we have already seen. Nostalgia is no longer a feeling; it is a business strategy. The.Best.By.Private.233.Gangbang.Extreme.XXX.72...
The audience is not stupid. We are just tired. We want the algorithm to give us what we need , not what we click . But the optimist sees an opportunity