In practice, this means choosing a 24-minute documentary about the restoration of a silent film over a 10-second clip of a celebrity falling down. It means subscribing to a newsletter that analyzes the cinematography of a Netflix series, rather than just watching the "Top 10 Moments" compilation on YouTube.
We are witnessing a bifurcation of the entertainment landscape. On one side, you have the "sludge" content: AI-generated scripts, reality TV fights, and infinite scrolling feeds designed for the "10-second" attention span.