it's entirely a matter of supply and demand. it's about the industry knowing what to get people to like. in every era people have wanted to consume things collectively, to feel a sense of belonging, and popular culture has filled that need. back in the day everyone in the neighborhood read the same newspaper, now they follow the same influencer, at its core not much has changed, in my opinion. turning up your nose and calling it low-quality would be taking the easy way out too, because not everything popular is bad, and by the same token we don't have to call something good just because it's popular. what's bad is losing your own taste inside this spiral. i mean, the part that matters is how much we, as people, have surrendered to it. being able to put a little distance between yourself and it, consuming it with a questioning eye, feels like the healthiest approach to me.
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