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Parent here is prickly yet unfortunately correct (sorry OP!) but the reason why is interesting.

As I watch this, I realized that, inconsistencies notwithstanding, I would have been floored by this result in 2021, even 2022. But we've all been ingesting slop now for long enough to recognise that unique metallic aftertaste immediately. The minute I do, I immediately lose traction with the piece, as if intellectual antibodies have begun to attack.

The result, comms-wise, is worse than failure -- not only do I not receive the information (or affect) that the piece is trying to convey, but I find myself ill-disposed toward it.

I'm reminded of the starships in Douglas Adams oeuvre that were said to have long ago used bad news to power near-instantaneous spaceflight (because bad news is the only thing to travel faster than light, get it?) only to discover that there was no point in going anywhere, as it became the practice to shoot such vessels on sight; no one wants bad news.

Similarly, if I get your pitch via slop-powered craft, I'm going to dismiss it with prejudice.