It seems like the majority of the comments are not taking into account that this trend began approximately 70,000 years ago - slightly before the various things people here are blaming such as TikTok, Google, writing, Javascript and Twitter.
Cutting-edge (heh) technology 70,000 years ago was the stone blade as well as the earliest known primitive art.
Cutting-edge (heh) technology 70,000 years ago was the stone blade as well as the earliest known primitive art.
An interesting guide whenever you're trying to put this kind of thing into context: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_prehistory