Article note: Platform tiktokification as a carcinization analog is a good observation.
It's clearly the result of Min-Maxing: maximize engagement (hence advertising dollars), minimize content spend by herding users.
Collections of things, and their collectors, have generally tended to give me the willies. I sometimes, usually only temporarily, accumulate things in some one category, but the real pursuit is in the learning curve. The dive into esoterica. The quest for expertise.