> I do think the amount of shitty content on the internet, and unregulated/moderated social media makes the problem a lot worse, because it’s harder to find interesting things in an ocean of shit
The change is not that the good content is gone, it's that the noise level has risen significantly. That "ocean of shit" is the change you don't think exists.
Indeed. A few weeks ago I went to youtube.com and was met with horrible videos (clickbait, fake news, yellow journalism, reaction videos, et al) on offer until I realized that I was logged out and it was showing me what the general public sees. I hadn't seen that before.
> I do think the amount of shitty content on the internet, and unregulated/moderated social media makes the problem a lot worse, because it’s harder to find interesting things in an ocean of shit
The change is not that the good content is gone, it's that the noise level has risen significantly. That "ocean of shit" is the change you don't think exists.