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Second-Screen Synergy. Content is now designed to be discussed. Netflix’s Love is Blind edits for "meme-able moments." Disney+ seasons drop weekly, not to mimic broadcast TV, but to sustain a 7-day cycle of podcast recaps, TikTok reactions, and Twitter outrage. The show isn't the product; the social conversation about the show is the product.