Looking ahead to 2040, video entertainment will likely be shaped by:
The pandemic accelerated everything. With production shutdowns, studios pivoted to streaming, while individual creators built mini-empires. By 2022:
Critical change: The line between “amateur” and “professional” vanishes. A 16-year-old with a smartphone can now produce content that rivals a 2010 cable show.
It isn't all dancing trends and learning. The pressure to produce video content is crushing a generation.