- crystalizing popularity of autofiction in both mainstream and 'alternative' literature (ex. Outline, The Magician)
- higher quality podcasts supplanting the previous generation of edutainment and audio drama
- asia webnovel and 'LitRPG' boom self-segregating into own platforms with AI generated narration, sometimes with multiple illustrations
- most popular podcasts include "two guys and a producer-editor-assisstant that websurfs to place duct tape & epoxy on the human errors of the hosts and guests"