I never watched it, but I've heard about this show both in passing and in "left spaces." Are any of these things true about it? Thanks.
--It is too on the nose with its social commentary. --The criticism it makes is obvious. --The subjects it tackles are low-hanging fruit of the digital era. --It is the stupid person's idea of a profound show. --Something about it being British led to more dunks on it. --The reason it entered left discourse in the first place is because it had potential as a critical text, but ultimately failed at it.
Like all anthologies it's very hit-or-miss. A lot of people point to the transition from Channel 4 to Netflix as the point where the show declined in quality. I think that because the number of episodes per season increased, the hit-to-miss ratio decreased, but there's still some good ones.