This is the sort of thinking that irritates me - in an article covering the increasing ability we have to customize what we watch and listen to, a researcher decries the personalization:

"I think that ends up creating a cultural divide among us, because we don't have as many common experiences. And when it comes to the news of the day, even the most important news, you can't assume that any of your friends or neighbors watched the newscast and know what it is," McCall said. "It means there's going to be less opportunity for generations to understand each other, and people to understand each other socioeconomically."

Translation: "It was a lot better when smarter people selected what you needed to see and hear". Yeah, that's what I want to go back to - a choice of three channels, whether I like them or not. Thanks, but no thanks.