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Today, the phrase no longer refers to a CD. It refers to the firehose. It is the descriptor for the endless slates of Netflix, the algorithmic churn of TikTok, the 24/7 news cycles on X (formerly Twitter), and the cinematic universes that require a PhD in fan studies to understand. We are living inside the "Now That's Whole Lotta" era. The question is: How do we consume it without being consumed by it?

Industry analysts called the period from 2015 to 2022 "Peak TV"—the maximum number of scripted series the human race could possibly produce. We have since hit a slight correction (thanks to the 2023 strikes and budget cuts), but the backlog is staggering. Xxxpawn Now That--39-s Whole Lotta Butt

Because there is a whole lotta everything , there is a distinct shortage of truth . Deepfakes, AI-generated news articles, and "slop channels" (low-effort content farm videos) clog the pipes. Today, the phrase no longer refers to a CD

Lawrence S. Wittner (https://www.lawrenceswittner.com/ ) is Professor of History Emeritus at SUNY/Albany and the author of Confronting the Bomb (Stanford University Press).