[skohan]

What remains to be seen is whether the demographic trends here are due to fundamental differences in what gen Z kids are interested in, or whether it's just a function of the fact that YouTube is free, and Teenagers don't have money, and your parents can't see what you've been watching like they can if you use their Netflix login.

It would be like looking at transportation data and concluding that since teenagers tend to take the bus or ride bikes to get places, the auto industry will be doomed in 20 years.

[coldtea]

On the other hand, what teenagers are used to watching, they can take to their adult life.

The same way languages and idioms CS students learn in college influence what happens in the enterprise later on.

A generation back everybody just watched TV -- kids AND parents. So this is new-ish.