I agree that the pace of information and its depth in media in the last ~5 ish years in particular seem altered. More seems to happen, more characters are present, less time and detail is spent anywhere in particular. For someone like myself who has increasingly left short attention span entertainment (Reddit, as you can see, is my one scrolling vice I succumb to for a few days every few weeks), it's very noticeable. I am not trained to process that much info, or to not want more than a few words on something, before moving on. It feels weird; I suppose it's a sort of communication culture shock to try and experience recently released books, movies, and shows in many cases.