When it was work to write, typeset and print, people were less likely to waste the effort on worthless junk. Editors, proofers, typesetters and the money required to get something out was considerable. Today anyone can get a twitter account and spew his/her junk to the world without consequences in general, and as a consequence that output is degraded and of little value.
When it was work to write, typeset and print, people were less likely to waste the effort on worthless junk. Editors, proofers, typesetters and the money required to get something out was considerable. Today anyone can get a twitter account and spew his/her junk to the world without consequences in general, and as a consequence that output is degraded and of little value.