I loved this! Partly because I was discussing a similar issue with ChatGPT and the need to produce content for the sake of content. Your story expressed much better my gripes, after all this is the logical endpoint of gamified capitalism: when every act, even mutilation or death, becomes a monetizable performance. ENdoor isn’t an anomaly. It’s a mirror. What disturbs us isn’t that someone created it, but that millions are watching, paying, and participating. The app didn’t create the market. It revealed it.
Thanks for reading! I have thought about the monetization of pain a lot, and it really is there already — only a matter of time before something capitalized on it
The same thing happened with AI albums on YouTube. People were already listening to overly curated playlists on Spotify for years, focusing more on the vibes than the artistry. Mixtapes and self-made playlists are a different breed, as they involved some creativity on the listener’s part, but with algorithm-generated playlists you get none of that. So the next logical step was to give people the vibe with none of the artistry.
This is great. And not too far off the mark in this messed up world. I love Mr. Piter squirmed during that interview as if he's 1st realizing all the atrocities.
Thanks! Yeah I imagine if someone created this product (intentionally or not) and then became complicit in it existing and worsening, they'd probably act somethi[g like that
Exactly and exactly! It’s like, if you’re struggling financially, it doesn’t sound like a bad idea
Brutal AND brilliant!
This would totally happen. Humans! Great story!
The monetization of pain is something I have thought about a lot — it’s so plausible.
oh nooooo…this is going to happen someday
Agreed, unfortunately. Too probable
Hey this ain’t the future this is now
Oh whoops lol did I say dystopian ? I meant documentary
I loved this! Partly because I was discussing a similar issue with ChatGPT and the need to produce content for the sake of content. Your story expressed much better my gripes, after all this is the logical endpoint of gamified capitalism: when every act, even mutilation or death, becomes a monetizable performance. ENdoor isn’t an anomaly. It’s a mirror. What disturbs us isn’t that someone created it, but that millions are watching, paying, and participating. The app didn’t create the market. It revealed it.
Thanks for reading! I have thought about the monetization of pain a lot, and it really is there already — only a matter of time before something capitalized on it
The same thing happened with AI albums on YouTube. People were already listening to overly curated playlists on Spotify for years, focusing more on the vibes than the artistry. Mixtapes and self-made playlists are a different breed, as they involved some creativity on the listener’s part, but with algorithm-generated playlists you get none of that. So the next logical step was to give people the vibe with none of the artistry.
Very true. I curate my own playlists with a ridiculous amount of care and they are, I think, excellent lol
preaching to the choir! Although mine wouldn’t make sense to (possibly) anyone else.
This is great. And not too far off the mark in this messed up world. I love Mr. Piter squirmed during that interview as if he's 1st realizing all the atrocities.
Thanks! Yeah I imagine if someone created this product (intentionally or not) and then became complicit in it existing and worsening, they'd probably act somethi[g like that