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Everything is now re-consolidated under different media companies now. Instead of Ted Turner we have Larry Ellison, and Netflix, and Disney.

So I think the biggest question is, what form of entertainment will eventually supplant streaming services? Whatever it is (or will be) will almost certainly be disregarded by most people.

>>ayaros+(OP)
Youtube, TikTok, Sora...

>>ayaros+(OP)
AI generated by demand, most likely. Or AI generated by indie creators who have a vision but not a budget, and are provided with a platform to create content easily.

>>therag+rd
Yeah, I dunno. There's a guy on Instagram right now making techno-futuristic stories I equate to micro-episodes and...it gets old. Economies of scale would say that finding the good content in the sea of dogshit would be impossible if everyone was doing that. Premium is premium because it's scarce; not everyone is doing it.

>>butlik+2o
Don't worry, there will be algorithms to help you find what you like. And content will still go viral within subcultures.

>>anon84+bG
Except the algorithms don’t help me find new things I like. They never have, and I’m starting to suspect that they never will.

What they find - what they’re designed to find - is more of the same. Which is only “more things I like” in à very, very shortsighted sense.

>>anon84+bG
As always, anticipated (at least in some sense) by Neal Stephenson:

https://www.wired.com/1994/10/spew/

>>therag+rd
Reminds me of Red Vs Blue series of 2003 that were only using the Halo game. They were quite fun to watch. Imagine what can be done with AI nowadays!

>>xtract+2m1
Yeah, currently generated content made with some interconnected ideas, vision, script and talent is kinda better than I thought it will be. I expected it will be extremely sloppy at first.

>>bunder+Ga1
Maybe this is because of scarcity.. if existing algos are applied on top of infinitely generated entertainment then perhaps we'll see something even more addictive than YouTube.

>>ayaros+(OP)
YouTube.

Unfortunately, I think the best competition to streaming already exists. And it's already owned by a concentrated player.

For example, if indie AI generated content is the next big thing, it probably shows up on YouTube.