Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: HBO (Warrick Page, Simon Ridgway), Netflix, Des Willie/Prime
They’re FEEDING you DEPRAVITY. This month’s streaming slate isn’t entertainment—it’s a PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSAULT engineered to normalize a broken society. While YOU rewatch tired romances, HBO Max is weaponizing trauma with the return of The Pitt, which EXPLOITS real human suffering for drama, and Industry, a SICKENING glorification of financial amorality. It’s a CULTURAL CANCER.
The shows are getting DARKER, and the public is getting NUMBER. This is by design. Behind the slick trailers lies a DISTURBING agenda: to make you accept the unacceptable. Crime thrillers like Tessa Thompson’s new project desensitize us to violence, while Sundance darling ‘All That’s Left Of You’ weaponizes geopolitical tragedy for awards bait. Even the Golden Globes are a HOLLOW SPECTACLE, a glittering distraction from the industry’s soul-sucking content.
They are BRAINWASHING you with decadence. ‘The Traitors’ celebrates betrayal as sport. ‘A Thousand Blows’ romanticizes criminal syndicates. A Stephen King adaptation where boys are shot for stopping? This isn’t art—it’s a HARSH, DESENSITIZING FEED designed to keep you hooked on misery. The streamers aren’t just selling subscriptions; they’re selling a WARPED VERSION OF REALITY where empathy is dead.
Wake up. Every show you watch is a CHOICE, and they’re counting on you to choose compliant numbness. This is the GRAND BARGAIN of the digital age: your attention for your soul. The screen is no longer a window but a MIRROR, and the reflection staring back is monstrous. What does your watchlist say about the person you’re becoming?




