That's true and I do agree. Hard to compare a curated piece of non-commercial media with the opposite. They offer such different experiences. "Content" made for social feeds and engagement stats is what comes to mind for me when I think specifically of commercial oriented media. Going to curated exhibitions for me even feels more like creating. I can feel new connections and creative insights being formed.

I think there's some circularity at play here. Not in a bad way, more in a strange loop kind of way. 'Consuming' information (and I'm going broad here, not in the against-consumerism definition) is also 'creating' mind models. And once you can put something out that people can consume, we are requiring people to do the same thing. There may not be a 'creation' as much as different directions in which consciousness can go about experiencing information.

It still is consumption, but I think we can both agree that not all consumption quality is equal. Consuming adorable cat videos* are a pallete cleanser, but doesn't advance you much. Meanwhile, some muesuems can really come out and give a person a wider world view or illuminating perspective of events taken for granted, which may change a person's approach to life.

*Nothing against cat videos, you can also have high quality pet content as well (e.g. learning how to take care of a cat or figuring out their wants/needs. Maybe even getting one of those word mats for a semblance of speech).