Networked video now saturates every interstitial moment of daily life

Evidence

We no longer go to the theater to see movies; we no longer carry portraits in our wallets; we no longer sit before a single screen at a particular time to watch our favorite shows, running to pee at the commercial break. Video screens networked to bursting archives fill our pockets, immersing us in moving-image content while we commute, while we wait in line, while we juggle three devices at once at work and at home. Pivot to video. — Anna Kornbluh, Immediacy, or The Style of Too Late…, 202

Categorization

• CANDY: ‘Pivot to video’ as a single-line punchy observation works in casual conversation about media culture.
• SHARE: The ‘pivot to video’ one-liner is worth sending to anyone who worked in or followed the 2010s digital media economy.
• XREF: connects to: Mobile connectivity transformed the internet into a continuous overlay of everyday life. — Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias, The Costs of Connection: How Data Is…, 113