Are great speeches a thing of the past?

Feels like Obama was the last leader who cared to deliver a well-prepared speech. 

To deliver lines that become History. 

“Not because they’re easy, but because they’re hard.”

Is it related to social media?

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I think the fundamental reason might be the demise of broadcast media, which social media played a part in. 

Great speeches work only in the context of broadcast (one to many), and will probably get drowned out in the current many-to-many media context, which seems to prioritise attention to short-form content and non-institutional figures.

The Sloppening started some time ago, it seems