I grew up with TV in the 80's. I remember the myriad of shows created solely to sell toys. Those shilled toys and food items required a lot of money and product

I grew up with TV in the 80's. I remember the myriad of shows created solely to sell toys. Those shilled toys and food items required a lot of money and production. Plus the FCC and parental orgs kept those TV people on their toes. Now any doofus with a phone is a "youtuber" and there is little if any over-site. Also realize you usually had one TV in the house and when mom or dad wanted to watch it was their turn no matter what. Cartoons were limited from ~2-5PM on weekdays and Saturday mornings till noon. Sundays were a wash. You had these small slots where you were captivated then you did other things, usually homework on weekdays or go play with friends on weekends. Even when I got older and got my own TV it was OTA limited with time slots. Kids dont have that separation anymore. These things live with them 24/7 and they have little if any regulation.