Comment by wongarsu

Another thing missing from generated content is the connection to the author. Media isn't just about experiences, it's also an exchange of ideas. Ideas the author communicates to the reader/viewer/player, and that you then discuss with other people who shared the same experience.

When people say "literally 1984" they don't mean an amorphous story about an inescapable dystopia, they mean very specific ideas Orwell packaged in a story. A large part of what makes Breaking Bad compelling is the endless stream of ethical choices and their consequences in the eyes of the authors. These things are thought-provoking when consuming the story, and can be further digested by discussing them with others who experienced the same story.