I have also heard it said but alphabet soup news media that nobody watches or listens to intently is still ever-present and serves that purpose as a reference point to acceptable norms,  subliminally, or occasionally, intently, as brainwashed relics of a bygone days. What's not factored into this notion is what has replaced it now serves the same normalcy bias. How many people are engaged with the internet (www) and how many people are engaged with one application that serves as their window to the internet?