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Platforms like Patreon, Substack, and Ko-fi allow creators to bypass traditional popular media gatekeepers. They build direct financial relationships with their fans. This has led to a golden age of niche content: history deep-dives, investigative journalism as a podcast, and ASMR art videos. Attention spans are shrinking, and platforms have responded
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