You don't need to be depressed to see a decline in the outside world. For people that are old enough, it is quite obvious.
Funny how the more it keeps "declining", the more it stays the same. Once you realize there's nothing new under the sun, things become a lot less stressful. Things are only declining if you're looking for it, as has always been the case. [Insert quote about mountain and river here.] (And yes, I'm old AF.)
Hah…trust me, I’m old enough.
But not finding joy in anything is an actual sign of depression. Have some media standards declined? Yes, definitely. But by no means is literally everything bad now. You can still find plenty of non-formulaic media on streaming services.
> But not finding joy in anything is an actual sign of depression.
Moving to something else that provides joy is a sign of healthy life, not depression. If you don't like modern media, you don't have to find some that you like, you can look somewhere else, in a completely different area.
Sure, but that’s not what OP said is it?