I know anecdote is not the plural of data. But I and my immediate family are largely out of the reach of a lot of the traditional providers and their ads. We don’t watch local or network television outside of news and weather broadcast anymore. And we don’t have cable. Honestly, when it comes to what movies, et cetera, are currently in theaters, I get more information from the fediverse than I do from traditional sources. We now watch far more small independent creators on YouTube and even peertube now.

The tools are absolutely there. It’s possible for someone sitting in their bedroom to produce content, rivaling or surpassing some major studios in many instances. But while the tools are there now, the other pillars are still a bit lacking. With things like peertube distribution as a pillar is slowly shoring up. Supporting the material conditions of the creators is one of the areas that’s lacking or lagging behind. We aren’t there yet, but it’s something I could see perhaps being solved in the next decade or two. So long as the internet doesn’t get cordoned off and sawed up.