I wouldn’t say those necessarily are connected. I will wait to watch or read until a series is published because of the many series who get cancelled or drag out with filler and/or meandering stories. In the same vein, many of those stories aren’t made for individual episodes, ending on cliff hangers, loose and/or abrupt endings rather than story arcs. I simply don’t trust modern producers neither to tell a proper story, mor to finish it. The instant-satisfaction issue is real though, with dopamine feeds providing escape for a more and more untenable lifestyle and society. I believe it is a symptom though, and one better treated by fostering community, trust and empathy rather than shaming the escapism and copium.