So, at 3:48 AM, as the former chemistry teacher takes his final bow, you finally put down the remote. You realize you have spent four hours in a fictional world. You look around your dark room. The real world feels strangely quiet, undramatic, and slow.
You click. The scroll continues.
This has led to a fascinating, and terrifying, homogenization of storytelling. Screenwriters will tell you that notes from executives used to be about character arcs or dialogue. Now, notes are about data. ZZSeries.23.04.18.Day.Of.Debauchery.Part.4.XXX....