Thank you, that's really interesting :)
Analysis from Claude. Always to be taken with a grain of salt, but maybe some leads in there.
"... venture capital funding contracted, digital advertising consolidated into a duopoly, platforms prioritized algorithmic engagement over creative diversity, regulatory pressures drove risk-averse policies, and educational systems abandoned arts programs—all while audiences developed shortened attention spans in an oversaturated content environment"
https://claude.ai/public/artifacts/0eb4062e-7fd0-43fe-b933-00bd8d889123
Discussion
Most of the time it's hard to tell whether AI is bullshit or not, but isn't that life in general? I like to ask deep questions, and then keep the parts that seem legit. In this case the consolidation of ad networks and their focus on a smaller set of high engagement content seems right
Sounds reasonable :)
The way I got to this document was:
> Did novel content die ~ 2018? Let’s see if we can identify any trends
(Deep Research clarifications)
> Following up on this idea: (your post)
(initial analysis)
> Let’s define a window ENDing in 2018. What trends may have foreshadowed this shift? Were there systemic financial or political changes suggesting a departure from the norm?
(document that I posted)