Placing DARE alongside 2023’s mainstream popular media reveals striking parallels. Consider the hit Netflix documentary The Deepest Breath (about free-diving) or the micro-budget horror film Skinamarink —both works that leveraged limitation and discomfort to create intimacy. Similarly, DARE uses its lo-fi constraints to invite the viewer into a shared, unpolished space. It also reflects the post-#MeToo, post-OF (OnlyFans) era, where the line between performer, creator, and consumer is deliberately blurred.
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In 2023, the media consumed by freshmen was dominated by visual, fast-paced, and peer-led content. :