Entertainment has become a weighted blanket.
In the end, entertainment is no longer just a distraction. It is a mirror, a medicine, and a map. We use it to escape reality, but also—in the best cases—to understand it. SexMex.24.07.11.Violet.Rosse.First.Scene.XXX.10...
This has given rise to "phanthropology"—the study of fan cultures. Studios now hire "fan engagement officers" to leak controlled information to Reddit boards. Fan fiction writers are being hired as consultants. The amateur is now the expert. But this golden age has a hangover. The "binge model" has led to the "forgetting curve." A show drops on a Friday; it is the sole topic of conversation on Saturday; by Monday, it is buried under three new drops from a competitor. Entertainment has become a weighted blanket