That era is dead.

Where human editors once dictated what was popular, machine learning now performs that role. Streaming services analyze your viewing habits—when you pause, rewind, abandon a show, or watch a closing credit sequence—to predict your mood. This has led to the rise of Two people can both spend four hours a day consuming entertainment content and share absolutely zero overlap in what they watch. One lives in the world of competitive esports highlights; the other resides in 1980s-era romantic comedy retrospectives.

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