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There is a return to media fragmentation. After a peak of centralization around 1970, the landscape is reverting to a state similar to the early American Republic with numerous, conflicting voices.

Impact: Collapse of legacy media business models and the rise of decentralized, practitioner-led information hubs.

— from The Media Evolution: From Randomonium to the Content Barbell · a16z Podcast· Apr 21, 2026