(Netflix, Disney+, Spotify) has flipped the script. Content is no longer curated for the masses; it’s curated for
We live in the golden age of the feed. Not the hay-filled kind, but the endless, algorithmically curated cascade of entertainment content that begins the moment we unlock our phones. Popular media is no longer something we consume in our leisure time; it has become the very fabric of it. SpankMonster.19.09.26.Skylar.Vox.XXX.720p.WEB.x...
The most significant shift in popular media is the vertical video. Attention spans have compressed. A three-minute song is now considered long. TikTok’s algorithm (For You Page) has become the dominant discovery engine for music, fashion, slang, and even news. A book can become a bestseller not because of a review in The New York Times , but because a "BookTok" influencer cried while holding it. (Netflix, Disney+, Spotify) has flipped the script