>>715948951
>Why did cartoons in particular go to shit so badly? It feels like cartoons have fallen the most as a medium compared to film or vidya or music. What happened?

Probably a combination of more options, less funding, fewer viewers and IMO willingness to pirate.

When people aren't even guaranteed to watch it, they aren't going to pump out expensive, intricately animated stuff. They're going to react to the shrinking market by making them cheaper.