見世物としての現代——YouTubeと演出される悲惨

We live in an age where YouTube functions as a modern sideshow—an endless display of other people’s struggles, curated by algorithms that reward shock, suffering, and emotional volatility. What appears to be a free, equal stage is in fact a system where pain becomes performance and misfortune becomes monetized. Viewers, too, are not neutral; every click extends the life of someone’s tragedy. In this episode, we explore why society consumes hardship as entertainment, how creators are pushed to dramatize their own decline, and why the future of expression lies not in spectacle, but in the quiet strength of genuine storytelling.