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The recent layoffs, financial revelations, and behind-the-scenes politics reveal a media landscape in upheaval. Venture capital-driven outlets are collapsing or cutting back dramatically, embracing video more out of necessity than confidence, while independent creators thrive outside traditional gatekeeping structures—albeit facing their own set of challenges. The hostility from industry insiders toward these outsiders underscores a collective fear: the old ways are dying, and the new is still uncertain.