“We” as a society have been striving for instant gratification and the path of least resistance for many decades now, often in the pursuit of profit. The very concept of delving deep into a field of study seems unpleasant to a lot of people regardless of what that field of study is.
Music is certainly no different. Why learn how to play, record and mix the drums when there’s a VSTi for it. Add an unhealthy dose of capitalism and profit to that and we are where we are.
That doesn’t mean that there aren’t talented people out there though, and from one perspective things are probably better than ever given the super-efficient teaching tools and methodologies available.