Cartoons these days...

With the ever abundance of technological advances, there are several pros and cons to each facet of the structure. Cartoons in specific were at one point shoddy creations that seemed to be valued more for their message than their design, but today, the message is lost in translation thanks to technology. Years ago, it took a good amount of time for each episode of a cartoon to come out, so the writers had to make sure that their stories were top notch and they weren't specifically set in one time and could be viewed continuously and appreciated the same, if not more. Today, EVERYTHING is done on computers, so it takes absolutely no time at all for an episode to see the light of day, so the common practice for shows, especially cartoons, is to respond to societal ills of the moment, which will be seen months, if not weeks later, with disgust and a lack of interest. This is extremely common for cartoons such as South Park and The Simpsons. By doing this, the characters lose what the audience first loved about them and they lose their timeless quality and get shuffled into the mix of sentiments of the moment. I hope this is only a phase and cartoons will go back to what their genius lies in, even though I know such a dream is pointless...