You might not watch Euphoria , but you watch the TikTok breakdowns of the makeup. You might not play Five Nights at Freddy’s , but you watch the 4-hour YouTube essay explaining the lore. You might hate the Star Wars sequels, but you love watching critical reviews of them.
But if it made you laugh on a Tuesday night, or distracted you from a bad thought, or gave you something to talk about at the water cooler—it did its job. AsiaM.23.01.10.Song.Nan.Yi.And.Shen.Na.Na.XXX.1...
Entertainment is the water we swim in. It is the ritual that helps us disconnect from the anxiety of existence so we can reconnect with ourselves. You might not watch Euphoria , but you