But the programming is NOT more diverse, that's the whole problem. Everything is degenerating into the same show with variation only in setting and specific task. What we have going is a lack of imagination at the hands of over indulgence in self gratification. We are collectively turning into sad little robots because money talks and the majority are "voting" for a less and less imaginative model. I believe it is a strange and very desperate attempt for the subconscious to force us into a corner in hopes that we might notice that we've divested our evolutionary path into a cul de sac.
And the sad thing is, this diversion is completely irrational and we know it. Everyone is trying to "get back to" their starting position, the place when they felt like THEIR reality was interesting enough to be the main "show they watched." But we can't see the irrationality of chasing that externally, even though each moment passing is another failure for that approach to manifest a sense of contentment.
There is art, and then there is digital heroin. There used to be a bigger grey zone. But our ignorant denial is so blatant that marketing teams are now "calling our bluff" on the idea of cultivated awareness. They don't even bother to hide it anymore. They know it's garbage. They know you know. They know you try to tell your idiot friend or family member. And they also know he thinks you're stupid and keeps watching. Because, frankly, they still have us collectively by the balls. After all, the majority are indeed bluffing or "faking it til they make it" with their attitudes towards cultivating a genuine interest in what is good, what is quality, and what is unique and creative.
Unfortunately, although the art calls for us, the digital heroin is already in the veins. The marketing teams take advantage of that and will fly their flag right in the face of the awareness-promoting aspects of humanity because they know that the addiction undermines rational thought.