This sounds counterintuitive for a blog about entertainment, but hear me out.
Historically, popular media was a one-way street. Families gathered around a radio or a single television set to consume whatever the major networks decided to broadcast. This created a "monoculture"—a shared set of experiences that everyone discussed at the water cooler the next day. Vixen.18.10.06.Lena.Reif.Grateful.In.Paris.XXX....