Good point. Positive economic news never seems to generate as much excitement as sports teams or what Taylor is up to. I'm always amazed at how many people feel more of a need to be entertained than to be informed.
Good point. Positive economic news never seems to generate as much excitement as sports teams or what Taylor is up to. I'm always amazed at how many people feel more of a need to be entertained than to be informed.
OMG! That's why they like Trump. He's constantly spouting bs. I was listening a podcast last week that said after the Dominion lawsuit, Fox News stopped overtly spouting pro Trump lies. They interviewed Trump supporters who are now saying Fox has been co-opted and now only listen to Steve Bannon and News max and other election denying "news" outlets. They don't want the truth. I think if Trump said that it was all lies that the election was stolen, and he did incite a riot and he's been lying all the time, they would think he was a body double the Democrats put up and Trump is being held in a dungeon.
Politics as entertainment or as blood sport? It's looking like the latter these days.
And I do think the 24 hour news cycle plus the profit motive keeps media hunting for new news that shocks and gets people to pay attention. Bad news excites people, keeps them watching. Hearing that everything is fine makes folks ignore the media. My local tv stations' 11 PM broadcasts are straight from a police blotter and not just the local blotter...from all over my large state and a couple of nearby states too. It's only broken up by weather forecasts and sports stories. It's no wonder people believe this country is headed in the wrong direction.
I think you nailed the crux of our current discord; politics as entertainment. Also, too many aspects of our actual entertainment are viciously tribal - ask Taylor Swift. I hope the fever breaks soon.
Here’s my vain hope: they jumped the shark with their bizarre attack on a much beloved cultural icon, who did absolutely nothing wrong other than celebrate the processes of democracy. A bridge too far? In a rational world that would be a resounding YES. But the refrain is, “there is no bottom”.
Good point. Positive economic news never seems to generate as much excitement as sports teams or what Taylor is up to. I'm always amazed at how many people feel more of a need to be entertained than to be informed.
OMG! That's why they like Trump. He's constantly spouting bs. I was listening a podcast last week that said after the Dominion lawsuit, Fox News stopped overtly spouting pro Trump lies. They interviewed Trump supporters who are now saying Fox has been co-opted and now only listen to Steve Bannon and News max and other election denying "news" outlets. They don't want the truth. I think if Trump said that it was all lies that the election was stolen, and he did incite a riot and he's been lying all the time, they would think he was a body double the Democrats put up and Trump is being held in a dungeon.
Especially MAGA and Taylor Swift right now.
Politics as entertainment or as blood sport? It's looking like the latter these days.
And I do think the 24 hour news cycle plus the profit motive keeps media hunting for new news that shocks and gets people to pay attention. Bad news excites people, keeps them watching. Hearing that everything is fine makes folks ignore the media. My local tv stations' 11 PM broadcasts are straight from a police blotter and not just the local blotter...from all over my large state and a couple of nearby states too. It's only broken up by weather forecasts and sports stories. It's no wonder people believe this country is headed in the wrong direction.
I think you nailed the crux of our current discord; politics as entertainment. Also, too many aspects of our actual entertainment are viciously tribal - ask Taylor Swift. I hope the fever breaks soon.
I don't concerning the MAGA/ Swift bro ha ha. It just shows how totally idiotic MAGA is.
Here’s my vain hope: they jumped the shark with their bizarre attack on a much beloved cultural icon, who did absolutely nothing wrong other than celebrate the processes of democracy. A bridge too far? In a rational world that would be a resounding YES. But the refrain is, “there is no bottom”.