media critique ⁽²⁾

We asked for freedom and got an algorithm instead Streaming changed everything, or so we’re told. No more schedules, no more waiting, no more gatekeepers. Just open your favorite platform and the world is yours, one autoplay episode at…

They walk into the room with the confidence of revolutionaries and the vocabulary of half-read philosophers. They talk about “sentiment” , “brand love” and “immersive storytelling experiences” as if they were curing cancer, not pitching a deodorant ad. Welcome to…