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Why do we rewatch? Because it is comforting. In a chaotic world, knowing that Jim will eventually kiss Pam provides a neurological safety blanket. Entertainment has pivoted from discovery to comfort. The highest-value content today isn't the riskiest new IP; it's the nostalgia license. Friends still generates $1 billion a year for Warner Bros. Seinfeld is a pillar of Netflix’s library. The future of popular media is a perpetual reboot of the past. The average consumer has access to over 1

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