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It is a remarkable phenomenon that all three cable news channels in America have dedicated themselves entirely to the individual of Donald Trump, all the way fr
by AmericanOP 3y ago
It is a remarkable phenomenon that all three cable news channels in America have dedicated themselves entirely to the individual of Donald Trump, all the way from 2016 to 2024 and beyond.
It defies a certain logic that audiences can tire of Marvel movies that come out a couple times a year, but daily coverage of such an asinine topic for nearly a decade is supported by the market?
Certainly this has to be culturally damaging, but everyone sort of pretends it's normal for the country to focus on the antics and tribulations of one person.
TV runs the country for now but I am optimistic their vapidity will drive the next generations to the internet. There appears to me a growing number of young people growing up online.
- blakesterz 3y agoSeems like we're already there. I can't say it's due to vapidity, but regular tv news stuff largely watched by older people. https://www.statista.com/statistics/742225/frequency-of-watching-cable-news-in-the-us-age/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/742225/frequency-of-watc... This one puts the average age at about 60 for all primetime viewers. https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/the-cw-age-average-viewer-broadcast-1235342962/ https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/the-cw-age-average-viewer-b...
- AnimalMuppet 3y agoIt's no better on the internet. Can I have a news aggregator not give me 20 stories a day about what Trump said? I don't care how prolific he is on whatever off-brand Twitter he's on, I still don't care about what breathless all-caps rant he's delivered this hour.