The long tails are there, but it requires effort. If you consume content passively (major news, fb front page, reddit etc) you only get the crap generalized (a

The long tails are there, but it requires effort. If you consume content passively (major news, fb front page, reddit etc) you only get the crap generalized (and now polarizing) opinions. But the more niche stuff is not on the frontpage. It's not all cheap takes and funny memes. It's like food. You can get the fast food crap for cheap or either you pay with money or time for something better