I'm shocked Apple hasn't tried to fix it and use it as selling point. Smartphone companies don't need to hook the user anymore, almost everyone is high on the smack at this point.
Part of Apple clearly wants to do that with Focuses giving more control around what notifications people get in which contexts.
Unfortunately other parts seem to think the opposite. For example, Apple News by default sends notifications for puff pieces like years-in-review rather than just urgent breaking news.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/4/21165087/ios-apple-push-no...