I read Neil Postman's "Amusing Ourselves to Death" recently and it gave similar thoughts to what you mention here. It's an older read but I would recommend it if you aren't familiar with it.
In short, written decades ago, Postman argued that the advent of television started deteriorating society and culture. Television detracts from print as it is a visual medium rather than a text-based medium. With this, it is easier to lose depth as it is marketable to promote content that is visually appealing rather than that of substance. Outlets that were originally strictly informational such as the news and politics morphed into entertainment content that blended in with sports, reality tv, and other forms of entertainment. Entertainment isn't harmful, but when intellectual and artistic mediums morph into yet another form of content they begin to detract from the substance they once conveyed.
I'm sure he would be terrified to see what the internet has done
I read Neil Postman's "Amusing Ourselves to Death" recently and it gave similar thoughts to what you mention here. It's an older read but I would recommend it if you aren't familiar with it.
In short, written decades ago, Postman argued that the advent of television started deteriorating society and culture. Television detracts from print as it is a visual medium rather than a text-based medium. With this, it is easier to lose depth as it is marketable to promote content that is visually appealing rather than that of substance. Outlets that were originally strictly informational such as the news and politics morphed into entertainment content that blended in with sports, reality tv, and other forms of entertainment. Entertainment isn't harmful, but when intellectual and artistic mediums morph into yet another form of content they begin to detract from the substance they once conveyed.
I'm sure he would be terrified to see what the internet has done