> I think most people in the US rightfully have a total disdain for the media. yes and no. > In 2022, there were 161.42 million people registered to vote in t

> I think most people in the US rightfully have a total disdain for the media. yes and no. > In 2022, there were 161.42 million people registered to vote in the United States. > As of December 7, 2020, 66.7 percent of the eligible voting population in the United States voted in the 2020 presidential election 2020 election had 158.398m votes ~239m eligible voters I'm lead to believe that a significant portion of those "active voters" are influenced/pay attention to/care about the media. Whether it's a weird "self-harm" relationship where it makes them upset/sick/mad, they still "do it to themselves"