This is why I stick to psychedelics for my mind expansion and avoid social “past times”. I play music and make content rather than buy it.
Mass media is no different. Stimulating chemical habit in lock step with political goals of a ruling class is the holy grail of every human society. Right now the ruling political class is the tech advanced “west”.
It was clear they were hired on title and magical beliefs than capabilities as project after project fell apart.
Rather like Google product portfolios