Critique: Addictive Distraction - "A Glimpse Into Post-Entertainment Society"

(Not going to link to the article because I don't necessarily agree with the view but it's probably findable based on the title.)

Author makes an interesting argument that art was kind of attacked by entertainment, which is now being attacked with "addictive distraction". He breaks it down and argues everything is being replaced with something quick and addictive; instead of a longer film, or shorter youtubes, there's just quick tiktok video clips. Instead of a written letter, or quicker email, it's just short texts. And so on, "addictive distractions".

So, for example the entertainment industry, he mentions, is losing a lot of money, and he argues that entertainment is competing with these "addictive distractions" that will overtake it.

I guess I feel a little neutral about the "addictive distractions"; like in chemistry, you can extract useful chemicals from something else, and make a concentrated solution. You can have a vitamin C pill that's a high concentration of vitamin C. This is good for health. Drug chemists can also make highly addictive drugs with chemistry. This is dangerous for health. So in itself I find "addictive distractions" to be able to be good or bad.

There was some pushback in comments against the article; one pointed out that a lot of tiktoks for example are educational (which I've also experienced). So I guess rather than think "addictive distractions" are bad, maybe we could try to figure out how to create "good addictive distractions"? I definitely don't lament having to watch an hour long video to gain insights I could get from a 30 second clip. Yet I think perhaps some "addictive distractions" should be created that point to the importance of the longer formats for certain applications, as they have their place too (by analogy, a short tiktok explaining the importance of longer youtube videos or full length films).

Anyway, what are your thoughts on the trends towards these short quick "addictive distractions"?