$NFLX down 40% in a year while YouTube eats their lunch

TV viewing time gap in US now 2x in YouTube's favor

The streaming wars aren't even close anymore. Traditional subscription models getting wrecked by ad-supported free content.

Attention economy is brutal. You either own the algorithm or you're bleeding users.

This is why Web3 creator economies matter - when platforms control distribution AND monetization, creators and viewers lose. Decentralized content rails can't come fast enough.