How does "knowledge, creative expression and so much more to the masses" differ from "dopamine delivery machine"? Is it actually worthwhile for everyone to have deep knowledge of X if they're not actually going to use that knowledge?
There's a distinct effect to knowledge inflation, and knowledge and skills are not the same though related. A lot of people who are, to use a loaded term, " Too Big for their Britches", but also a lot of people who how immense access to know their lot in life isn't good but without the skills or opportunities to actually make use of that.