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The result is a new kind of literacy. Gen Z viewers can parse a video’s emotional arc in the time it takes to blink, yet struggle to sit through a two-hour film without checking their phone. Popular media has become a snack, not a meal. Against this backdrop of breakneck pacing, a counter-intuitive trend has emerged: the rise of “comfort content.”

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So the next time you find yourself scrolling endlessly, or crying at a fictional character’s death, or defending a superhero movie in an online forum—don’t be embarrassed. You are not wasting time. You are participating in the most human of rituals: telling stories to make sense of the chaos. The result is a new kind of literacy

For decades, the relationship between the audience and popular media followed a simple script. We consumed. They produced. We tuned in weekly; they delivered a tidy, 22-minute story with a beginning, middle, and a laugh track. Entertainment was a destination—a theater, a living room couch, a radio shack. For decades, the relationship between the audience and