The result? A culture that worships lore over emotion. We care less about how a character feels and more about how a character fits into the wiki page .
We have become the executive producers of each other's mental health.
For most of history, popular media was a . It reflected who we were. The cynical 1970s gave us Taxi Driver . The optimistic 1990s gave us Forrest Gump . The anxious post-9/11 era gave us Lost . Vixen.18.12.26.Mia.Melano.Prove.Me.Wrong.XXX.10... BEST
We are drowning in abundance while starving for novelty.
Today, entertainment is a . It predicts what we will click on. It pre-solves our boredom. It feeds us rage before we feel rage, joy before we feel joy. The result
We don’t just consume entertainment anymore. We inhabit it.
And for god's sake, turn off the "Up Next" countdown. Let the silence scare you for a moment. That's where the real entertainment begins. We have become the executive producers of each
But you can curate your curation. Turn off autoplay. Watch one movie without looking at your phone. Read a book that was published before you were born. Go to a local theater and see a play where the actors can hear you cough.