Culture industries are dominated by a few big corporations that prefer to keep flogging old stories instead of taking a risk on something new. Creative workers can still produce fresh ideas, but they’re snuffed out before they get a chance to breathe.
Hm, what happened in 2016…
Edit: if it wasn’t clear, I was referring to the US presidential election
The summer of 2016 was pretty wonderful. Specifically June-July 2016. Hundreds of millions of persons all across the world were cooperating. It was the one time where I looked forward to crowds and talking to countless strangers.
The heat death of traditional marketing teams using discussion rather than algorithms to prescribe entertainment to the masses.