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> I now long for the type of television programs that I remember from my youth—talking heads discussing and debating serious topics. There are orders of magnit

> I now long for the type of television programs that I remember from my youth—talking heads discussing and debating serious topics. There are orders of magnitude more such content now than there was for instance 40 years ago. There's probably hundreds of hours of your favourite philosopher/economist/pundit's lectures/debates/speeches at your fingertips. Click-click and you literally begin to hear them talk in less than 30 seconds. This probably includes those very programmes from ages ago! This whole type of complaint reeks of "back in my day" appeals to nostalgia.

kalleboo 6y ago
Of course with an abundance of content comes the issue of curation. Media used to be curated by people with sometimes lofty goals of trying to be highbrow, and having their journalism subsidized by classified ads. Now everyone has to be a tabloid. With an abundance of content also comes niche-ization, where to get a loyal audience you need to keep pandering to their pre-conceived notions. Debates between opposite sites these days get condemned by both sides.