We accepted mass production of food, then shortly after that we accepted mass production of story-telling. The mystic view is that life is a mystery. Rand claimed to have a complete philosophy of life, without any mysticism, but it was just filler for a society that had lost its way, that had no tradition of wonderment, no philosophy. The age of science gives up on science. There was and is still so much to discover, but Rand copped out, gave the responsibility to human gods, and then wrote off everyone else.
Technology is a fun distraction, but it's given so much more importance.
There are five big TV networks, so there will be five big websites. Cable TV is bigger than network TV, but it isn't more open to different points of view. Entertainment should teach. Entertainment should move us and inspire us. Commercials are great.