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Agreed.
But it’s complex. As an example, I have some (IMO) very bright family that tend to default to YouTube over TV simply because they’re exhausted from work, even though they’re huge TV and video game buffs.
Another sample size of one anecdote: this appears to be a trend in other media. For instance, in fanfic land, hardly anyone comments anymore, and short fluff/smut pieces or “prompt” anthologies get way more attention than the rarer long adventures (which used to be the other way around).
I’ve observed this with news as well (hence my old employer went under), video games, and even some academia.
That connects up with his argument. People are unwilling to take risks because they're tired, stressed and time poor. They will instead, more often than not, take the easy/safe option and that has an impact on the industry.
Yeah.
It just struck me as a really extreme example, as these are folks who have a home theatre with Plex + a gaming desktop setup.