The question of who creates the content is mostly orthogonal to what I mean. I'm talking about is a platform where my decision to click/watch content is based

The question of who creates the content is mostly orthogonal to what I mean. I'm talking about is a platform where my decision to click/watch content is based on reviews and recommendations, not loud design and attention-grabbing headlines. In that world, the subscription model could make sense and content aggregation could make sense, but neither is required, nor does either addressing the issue on its own.