The Social Media Showdown: Instagram's TV Experiment The rise of social media has been a gradual process, with each new platform building on the last to create an ecosystem of constant connectivity.
As people increasingly rely on their smartphones for entertainment and interaction, a curious trend has emerged: the quest for a "good screen" – one that allows us to escape the relentless stream of curated content.
Media scholar Kate Lindsay noted in 2022 that our perception of what constitutes a "bad" screen versus a "good" one has shifted dramatically.