It may surprise you to know there was a time when people created content for the sake of it. It appears you have missed the point of what you’re responding to.
It doesn’t seem to me you understood what this post was saying, and I don’t care to explain it further. The state of content will continue to degrade with this very oafish mindset.
So, you just have to look. Do your part as a consumer. Again, believe it or not, but you do have to put in a bit more effort to look for stuff that might appeal more to you, creators, artists, musicians, rather than just complaining that things aren't served to you while doing nothing. Or you could just complain and wait for better algos or whatever, for somebody to do the curation job for you. Also, again, just so snobby. I'm sure your taste is oh so superior to everyone else.
How so?
> It may surprise you to know there was a time when people created content for the sake of it.
What time did you have in mind when talking about this?
Yes, those times existed, and they still exist. But there was never a time where mainstream media (which has now shifted to happening to social media platforms) wasn't slop and molded by bad monetary incentives. And still during all that time talented creators kept on creating for the sake of it, while often ignored by the masses - a tale as old as time.
"We should be more than that", "real discourse", "original content". The point of the blog post is unclear. It has disjointed bolded section titles with a softly condescending main title. I would describe it as self-flagellation with a splash of nostalgia. Soft terms being thrown around so casually, I find it hard to distinguish from the maligned AI posts described - spelling error and all!