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Industry reports (Pew, Nielsen), platform patents, scholarly analyses of narrative structures, interviews (secondary sources from trade publications).

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Normalized performative self-disclosure, blurred lines between authenticity and staging. Direct precursor to influencer culture. 6. Case Study 2: Netflix and the Paradox of Choice Algorithmic logic: Collaborative filtering (“viewers who liked X also liked Y”) → micro-genres (e.g., “Emotional Thrillers from the 2010s”). Neither fully captures how platform architectures shape what

Scholars often celebrate “participatory culture” (Jenkins, 2006) or lament “cultural decline” (Postman, 1985). Neither fully captures how platform architectures shape what entertainment is produced, distributed, and monetized. 2006) or lament “cultural decline” (Postman