That's the premise of the article, right? They used to have all their content come from other studios, and they got to see how well it had done in the outside

That's the premise of the article, right? They used to have all their content come from other studios, and they got to see how well it had done in the outside world at the time they were making their deals. Now they're producing their own content, many of their previous background-noise or binge staples have moved elsewhere, and their productions are overwhelmingly lowest-common-denominator clickbait. There's still some quality stuff, but it's much harder to find than it used to be. If you're looking for an already-well-known quality show you can search (e.g. if you want to watch The Office a few years ago on Netflix). If you're looking for something new that's going to appeal to you, it's a lot harder to find in their sea of junk. Reviews can get you so far, but Netflix no longer then has any edge on alternative platforms which the reviewers are also talking about. So the premise of "sooner or later pumping out junk food is going to turn off viewers" seems to click with your cohort (mine as well).