I would argue that the problem started with the introduction of “youth marketing”. Marketers saw “getting them early” as a way to have a customer for life and therefore make more money overall, and they dove in.
This resulted in prioritizing those things that younger people are drawn to, such as novelty and attention.
Imo, this resulted in a huge cultural shift that has now resulted in “boring level headed opinions [based on years of experience]” being lost in the sea of people fighting for more attention through more novelty.
The internet just threw rocket fuel on the problem.
This resulted in prioritizing those things that younger people are drawn to, such as novelty and attention.
Imo, this resulted in a huge cultural shift that has now resulted in “boring level headed opinions [based on years of experience]” being lost in the sea of people fighting for more attention through more novelty.
The internet just threw rocket fuel on the problem.