The whole point is that the prevailing wisdom says that all technological progress is good and anyone who disagrees is a Luddite

If this were said about anything else, original thinkers would sniff it out a mile away

Culture has value and is impacted by technology, we should have the courage and ability to judge that

Uber / Lyft = good technology 

TikTok / Instagram = bad technology

I don't think short-form is inherently bad, but TT/IG business models have shite incentives and ensure content is a commodity. OG IG was awesome, people used to curate their pages and explore their creativity before brands got on board.