I disagree. We've had independents, corporations, and mixed-mode content creation and delivery for many, many decades. What we used to have that we don't have

I disagree. We've had independents, corporations, and mixed-mode content creation and delivery for many, many decades. What we used to have that we don't have any more is a forced-delay, quality-control, gatekeeping function. This was fulfilled by the slowness of manufacturing printed content and good editors. Turns out that this is a place where cutting out the middleman, the wisdom of crowds, and automation worked against our best interests.