Well let's see if I can put my thoughts into clearer words. Maybe it's not editing per say but most videos nowadays will have quick cuts to different scenes to keep things exciting. I agree with how it was back in the day but now there is just so much more available. This goes for everything. Music. Movies. Books. Games. Even TV itself. There are more channels and options. Entertainment itself is saturated or overly competitive.

What do you mean by gaming the system? Just trying to make money from it?