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Of course all of these are subject to reproducibility problems and the other associated near-humanities science, but everything you described comes down to one phenomenon:

increasing levels of data flooding and saturation/thresholds

Radio -> TV -> PC/Gaming -> Early Internet -> Mobiles -> Social Media -> VR Headset (inprogress) -> AI-gen content (also in progress) -> Neuralink (cutting edge)

At some point it leads to paranoia and regression. Good intentions are beaten down with advertising and hostile UI patterns.