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boldboldness  ·  3165 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: So I'm stuck in a waiting room right now and CNN is on the television

I can't speak to your experience, but for myself, I haven't watched "real" television consistently for several years now, aside from a few NFL games and some annual shows, and almost always with friends. Man, television itself is completely unbearable now, and being away from it really gives perspective as to how terrible it all is.

As far as the Foxxinization of CNN, I haven't seen it for my self, but I would suspect it's the result of a demographic shift. I'm guessing older conservatives, now than in the past, are more likely to park themselves in front of the television and watch the news for hours.





user-inactivated  ·  3165 days ago  ·  link  ·  

My parents have been so used to not havimg commercials that they were visibly upset when we were watching a show on TV and a commercial came on.

It's going instinct.