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They always have been
Find better youtubers? But also understand that people are going to talk about what matters to them and most people aren't privileged enough to ignore the political hellscape (or are so privileged they think they can benefit from it...). Same with the "drama" since so much of that is intrinsically tied to how the platforms they rely on for their livelihood function.
I very much agree. But this has been going on for decades. TV led to a decline in movies ("I only have time to maybe watch five episodes of a show. Not a full movie") and "book reading" has been on a decline for about as long.
Okay? I mean, everyone always made jokes about how TV would rot our brains. It is nothing new
... the news is discussing politics? Gasp, shock, and amazement?
"I'm Rick James, bitch". "Whatchu talkin' bout Willis". "Can you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth".
Kids are fucking stupid. At least this crop aren't racist? Yet...
Don't expect stores to curate themselves for you. Find others who like what you like and let them trawl through the steam slop. It is no different than being a PC gamer who wanted to buy KOTOR back when every store would shove WoW and Halo down your throat the second you entered.
No, it's not. Retention of media is at an all time high and you can very much sit down to watch or play the things you live
Again, curate better.
What's wrong is that you think the world must revolve around you. It doesn't. But that doesn't mean people out there aren't making content you would love to consume. You just have to put a bit of effort in. Because The Algorithm was never about giving everyone exactly what they want. It was about matching people up to personas and feeding content along those lines.