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"Elder Millennial" checking in. Since moving out on my own (quite a while ago, at this point) I've never had cable at all. Nor have any of my friends, who span

"Elder Millennial" checking in. Since moving out on my own (quite a while ago, at this point) I've never had cable at all. Nor have any of my friends, who span from about my age down to the oldest edge of Gen Z. Nearly all my news is radio in the car (NPR—ugh, but at least sometimes they rebroadcast BBC News and that's decent) or from web sites. Practically all video news I watch is either raw footage, or (similarly) C-SPAN. John Oliver on HBO Max if it's late and I've had a few and I'm bored—that's about it for actual "news programs", if that even counts. [EDIT] I take back part of that—I think one guy has cable. He's into football. He's also the only right-winger in my circle. Maybe a coincidence? Wouldn't be surprised if a fair bit of his "vaccine hesitancy" (to put it in mild, friendly NPR terms) came from watching Fox News, now that I think about it.

kansface 4y ago
Podcasts have completely replaced NPR for me. I’d highly recommend it.
- brimble 4y ago
  Something about most podcasts make them really hard to listen to, for me. Not sure why. Among all media I find them uniquely difficult to follow. My attention wanders and I end up missing most of it. Radio-news-style programs are fine, for some reason. All I can figure is it's got something to do with the pace, and the way the hosts speak. I can even tune into weird religious talk programs on the radio, and mostly be OK, but podcasts as a medium just rarely work for me. Which bums me out, because I'm assured there are tons of good ones, but I just can't handle them. Similar formats with video are fine (on e.g. Youtube).
  - sephamorr 4y ago
    I used to feel similarly about audio but have figured out the right settings for acceleration (1.2-1.4x) and silence trimming in pocketcasts to increase the informational content and keep it interesting - it works for me now. (that and finding the most interesting content for me)
    - brimble 4y ago
      I'll try that! Dan Carlin's works are some of the ones I find easiest to follow, but still too difficult, so maybe I'll try it on him first.
weberer 4y ago
Fox News is pretty pro-vaccine. I just looked through their website and couldn't find any stories against vaccines themselves. Several stories saying they're safe and effective. https://www.foxnews.com/health/us-covid-19-vaccine-boosters-ready-september-rollout https://www.foxnews.com/health/us-covid-19-vaccine-boosters-... https://www.foxnews.com/health/pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-more-than-90-effective-kids https://www.foxnews.com/health/pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-more-... https://www.foxnews.com/health/covid-19-vaccination-kids-severe-illness https://www.foxnews.com/health/covid-19-vaccination-kids-sev...

kansface 4y ago

Podcasts have completely replaced NPR for me. I’d highly recommend it.

brimble 4y ago
Something about most podcasts make them really hard to listen to, for me. Not sure why. Among all media I find them uniquely difficult to follow. My attention wanders and I end up missing most of it. Radio-news-style programs are fine, for some reason. All I can figure is it's got something to do with the pace, and the way the hosts speak. I can even tune into weird religious talk programs on the radio, and mostly be OK, but podcasts as a medium just rarely work for me. Which bums me out, because I'm assured there are tons of good ones, but I just can't handle them. Similar formats with video are fine (on e.g. Youtube).
- sephamorr 4y ago
  I used to feel similarly about audio but have figured out the right settings for acceleration (1.2-1.4x) and silence trimming in pocketcasts to increase the informational content and keep it interesting - it works for me now. (that and finding the most interesting content for me)
  - brimble 4y ago
    I'll try that! Dan Carlin's works are some of the ones I find easiest to follow, but still too difficult, so maybe I'll try it on him first.

weberer 4y ago

Fox News is pretty pro-vaccine. I just looked through their website and couldn't find any stories against vaccines themselves. Several stories saying they're safe and effective. https://www.foxnews.com/health/us-covid-19-vaccine-boosters-ready-september-rollout https://www.foxnews.com/health/us-covid-19-vaccine-boosters-... https://www.foxnews.com/health/pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-more-than-90-effective-kids https://www.foxnews.com/health/pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-more-... https://www.foxnews.com/health/covid-19-vaccination-kids-severe-illness https://www.foxnews.com/health/covid-19-vaccination-kids-sev...