> In it, the author (correctly and fairly) skewers Netflix's model of producing huge amounts of low-quality content for an undiscerning audience.

I think somebody forgot about the before-times, before streaming giants were producing many critically acclaimed TV shows.

I like to spelunk old media, because I get to learn things about culture which I did not appreciate when I was young. I also have a HDHomerun tuner wired up to JellyFin so I still peruse broadcast TV in addition to watching some old broadcast TV shows.

Most TV shows have always been profoundly crappy in the very same way Netflix shows are. We forgot for a hot minute, because the streaming giants were competing with each other for prestige TV shows to drive subscription growth. It feels like to me this is a trend which is getting walked back after some major mergers.