@AmericanGwyn He's simply referring to the fact that US Senators represent geographic States, not the people of the States. E.g. California, >39 million & Wyoming <600,000, both represented by two senators.
Probs obvious, but I think lack of cheap housing in cities is the main thing to blame for most culture getting worse (contemporary novels, indie movies, music, less weird art, etc.) — mostly, the only people who can afford to make a career in this stuff have inherited wealth now.