The Web Novel Industry Is Already Dead — And AI Animation Just Dug the Grave
Web novels thrived because they were the only zero-cost entertainment in a resource-starved era. Now AI animation is about to make video production equally cheap — and far more engaging. The middle-class writer is trapped between free platforms, plagiarist studios, and AI churn. The only survivors will be those who pivot from text to visual storytelling before the industry collapses.