It's similar pattern that we've seen previously, but exaggerated by modern trends and modern technology: the most popular cultural items will often be meaningless and base, and if you want something substantial you need other ways to find meaningful content.

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curiouser2 11 hours ago | parent [-]

right, but at least human hands used to touch the process. even in 2000s copy-paste boy band era it was at least human

	▲	everdrive 10 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Agreed. It's far worse now, specifically due to changes in technology. I didn't mean to say that "we've seen this all before," but instead meant something more like "given how human nature works, this technology will take us to a worse place."