This is perhaps an underappreciated factor with even the "new media". Podcasters, Twitter journalists, and YouTubers - the market has a constant demand for content. The content the market values is salacious and inflammatory, any content that will ensure an uninterrupted supply of dopamine.
In legacy social media and new media, content creators are essentially running on a hamster wheel, they must keep churning out what is often relatively shallow content - there is no time for reflection and consideration before it's time to move on to the next thing.
!BBH
!SLOTH
!PIZZA