I have actually been thinking about this a lot as of late with the recent boom of horror movies being developed based off of Creepypasta's, Reddit stories, and original ARG concepts. While some of the original creators are working with the directors, i'm sure not all of them are. It makes me wonder about the future of scriptwriting and film, it seems like so many things are being based off of original stories found online and i'm curious if the creators have any stand in court to defend their creative property if proven they are the original mind behind it.

I believe one of the biggest and most obvious examples we have been able to witness of this on such a large scale has been the purchasing of Twitter (Now X). As someone that has been on the app both before and after Elon Musk's take over, I personally have noticed a drastic change and decline. What used to be a well mixed timeline is now fully riddled with Right-wing red pill slop and consistent rage bait because it gets the most clicks and these clicks are now making people money in the revenue share program if you are an X subscriber. What used to feel like an app full of real people and their thoughts is now taken over by bots trying to make a few bucks by spreading misinformation.

I would agree with this. I think as the decades progress, companies are somehow becoming even more money hungry. Things we used to be able to enjoy freely online are now riddled with ads and subscriptions, and things that ARE free usually have varying hidden costs such as risks to digital security and mining of data. It truly does feel like nothing is open or free anymore.