"TV was once mocked as a trivial pastime because it obscured the art of cinematography. Cinematography was a trivial pastime because it cheapened and vulgarized the art of the theater. The theater was a vulgar and cheap pastime of Victorians because it trivialized the great dramatic plays of the Romans and Ancient Greeks. You keep going down this path and you'll eventually arrive at Aristotle saying that philosophy is dead because nowadays the kids all want to watch dramatic presentations instead opf reading their philosophy books. He probably complained about their long hair, too. Every generation mistakes the medium for the value and considers the next iteration of the medium- that widens access, that opens availability, that broadens the range of expression- they consider that medium trivial, vulgar, cheapening the message."