As we look to the near future, the industry faces existential threats.
Because the barriers to entry have collapsed (anyone with a smartphone can create popular media), the market is flooded. To stand out, algorithms reward extremity. If a video doesn't get a reaction in the first three seconds, it dies. This has given rise to "hate-watching" (engaging with content specifically to ridicule it) and "doom-scrolling" (consuming endless negative news or outrage bait). slayed230509jialissaandmerrypiexxx108
Artificial Intelligence can now write scripts, clone voices, and generate hyper-realistic video. This threatens the very definition of popular media. As we look to the near future, the