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Algorithms are not neutral. They are designed to maximize watch time. Consequently, they favor content over nuanced, complex, or quiet content. On YouTube, the algorithm rewards "outrage" videos. On TikTok, it rewards speed and shock. This has fundamentally altered the nature of entertainment content. We are seeing a rise in "sludge content" (low-effort, repetitive, often AI-generated videos) and "brain rot" (hyper-ironic, nonsensically edited clips).

Furthermore, the rise of "recession content" (unscripted reality shows, cheap game shows) is returning, as studios cut costs. The era of the $200 million art film is fading, replaced by the $200 million IP franchise. In the past, human editors (newspaper film critics, MTV VJs, bookstore owners) curated popular media. Today, the algorithm curates. WankItNow.24.05.27.Rose.R.Saucy.Reward.XXX.1080...

In the past, scarcity was the problem: how do we find a story to tell? Today, curation is the problem: how do we choose which stories to let into our heads? Algorithms are not neutral