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Do you see this as a dumbing down/erosion of society, preferences changing between generations, or just everyone throwing poo at the wall to see what sticks? T
by silisili 3y ago
Do you see this as a dumbing down/erosion of society, preferences changing between generations, or just everyone throwing poo at the wall to see what sticks?
The rise of reality and outrage shows in the last couple decades really dimmed my view on the public at large.
- dangus 3y agoHey no need to slander my reality TV shows. I know they’re dumb. I like them dumb. It’s just entertainment, and I don’t have to be invested in it like all the over-serious shows out there.
- hakfoo 3y agoThere's value in curation and scheduling. Let someone else wade through the ocean and make decisions for you. When it comes to passive entertainment, I prefer broadcast TV over streaming, because left to my own devices I just hit choice paralysis and put Futurama on.
- dangus 3y agohttps://letterboxd.com/lists/ https://letterboxd.com/lists/ Just one example out of thousands of how the Internet can do this a lot better than cable.
- talldatethrow 3y agoIt's just weak willed management. Sure a reality show will outperform the history of the soda can. If you run a "discovery channel" your task should be to maximize the performance of that niche, not just throw up your hands and decide to just show whatever performs well. I'm surprised they havent just started showing softcore porn. That'll probably get viewers too.
- silisili 3y agoYou're probably right...add that and we'll pretty much be in a literal Idiocracy. IIRC it was reality(people getting hurt/pranks) and porn on the TV.