About this episode

Bridget discusses her viral essay and critiques legacy media's attempts to appeal to a disinterested youth demographic.

Bridget reacts to her recent "leave me behind" essay going viral and dives into why legacy media stars are desperately chasing a youth demographic that doesn't care about them. She breaks down the difference between building a "territory" for your work versus fighting for "hierarchy" in an algorithm-driven world. It’s a call to stop performing for 20-somethings and start focusing on the "invisible audience" of late Boomers and Gen Xers. #GenX #MediaCriticism #DumpsterFire #Algorithm&nbs...

People in this episode

Host: Bridget Phetasy

Topics covered

• media criticism
• generational differences
• algorithm-driven content
• audience engagement
• cultural commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: legacy media, Gen Z, Boomers, Gen X

Books & works: leave me behind

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