Well, the old saw the good is the enemy of the best IMO should be the revised to bad taste is the enemy of everything
I don’t know if it’s true or not but a Professor I had once said ."There will never be another Mozart , no one born in the age of television will ever have his clarity of mind " .
As I said I don’t know, but as someone who was around well before TV (and rock) it rings true for a LOT of things .