For the past 100 years you had a choice. For one way communication, radio, TV, movies. For two way communication, telephone. (I'm not even counting the books and letters for centuries before that.)
For the first time in human history, we have a medium that offers audio, video, text, and 2 way communication with (almost) anyone else in the world. People seem to like it. Any wonder they're abandoning everything else in droves to use it?
I don't think the mode of delivery changes the passive nature of the activity. A movie downloaded and watched from the pirate bay is no more 'two-way' than one seen in a movie theatre. I read your original comment to mean that because people can do many interesting things on the internet, they will give up traditional 'one-way' things like movies and tv shows. My argument was that there is a basic human need for listening to stories that will not go away. So it makes sense for movie makers to figure out how to best fulfill this need on the internet.
As I pointed out, one of the biggest uses people are putting this amazing new two-way medium to, is obtaining loads and loads of one-way material.
"basic human need for listening to stories that will not go away"
Absolutely. I just suspect that now that we have more options, we'll spend a little more of our time doing and a little less receiving. I have noticed that this is true for many people. It is, alas, not so true for many others.
For the first time in human history, we have a medium that offers audio, video, text, and 2 way communication with (almost) anyone else in the world. People seem to like it. Any wonder they're abandoning everything else in droves to use it?