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The rise of "cozy gaming" ( Animal Crossing , Stardew Valley ) and narrative-driven experiences ( The Last of Us , which became a hit HBO show) has brought gaming into the mainstream. Furthermore, platforms like Twitch have turned playing games into a spectator sport. Millions of people log on not to play League of Legends , but to watch their favorite streamer play it. This meta-layer of entertainment—watching someone watch something—is a uniquely modern phenomenon. As we look forward, the next frontier for

Anyone with a smartphone can reach a global audience. Millions of people log on not to play

Streaming has also popularized a new kind of "background TV"—shows you put on while folding laundry or doomscrolling on your phone. Think The Office reruns or The Great British Baking Show . This is passive consumption, a far cry from the intense engagement of a Christopher Nolan film or a Succession finale.

Perhaps the most hopeful trend in popular media is the collapse of geographic barriers. For decades, Hollywood exported American culture to the world. Today, the flow is multidirectional. Netflix proved that subtitles are not a barrier when it released Squid Game (South Korea), which became its most-watched series ever. Money Heist (Spain) and Lupin (France) followed suit.