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You're conflating several points here.
Things change. Focus and platform and format and emphasis change.
But also, late stage capitalism is ruining everything.
I still enjoy watching and discovering a lot of stuff that I missed growing up. I'm literally searching for Stargate DVDs right now because I never watched it all the way through. But also, brainrot can be fun, modern depth is just as depth as older depth, with similar rates of rarity. Meaning, it's there, but lots of other stuff mixed in.
So yeah, you are getting old. But only because of your inflexibility to adapt to newer methods and models and stuff. Take the best from the old, and try the new and find the good stuff. That's what I've always historically done anyway. Because if you do that, over time, let's say you get desperate in a drought. Then you just lower your standards a little bit and end up planning on watching things like buffy or sg1 in 2026.
And maybe, just maybe, those things, while problematic of their eras, may have otherwise been way ahead of their time or you'll grow to appreciate them long after their time. Take breaks, come back in a decade or two and try again and maybe it'll be better or worse. There's no wrong answer, even if you're getting old. Especially if you're getting old.
Also, complaining, while valid, is also not as productive as finding things to be passionate about. For example, I just played through the original turok on pc. That game is wayyyy better than I was told it was when I was a kid. And now that I've played it, I can say stuff like "games these days, while fun, are missing X or really could incorporate Y to be even better".
Tldr: getting old. But also kinda worse. A lot of it is perspective and how you get around whatever era's issues.
Oh right, there is one more factor to consider. As you get older, you DO get wiser and more experienced. Stuff stops being aimed at you, and in a lot of ways, I've found society not catering to me because I'm expensive compared to the dumb kids of today who don't know any better.<- now take this, and think about it from an older person's perspective, where YOU are dumb kid.
Now, go out and touch grass. It really is better and will make you feel better. It usually works for me.