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> Yesterday, Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass) revealed that the "AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act" now has the support of 60 US Senators, as well as 246 co-sponsors
by walterbell 3y ago
> Yesterday, Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass) revealed that the "AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act" now has the support of 60 US Senators, as well as 246 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives, making its passage an almost sure thing. Should that happen, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would be required to ensure that all new cars sold in the US had AM radios at no extra cost.
Wow, which lobbyists convinced a critical mass of legislators to support a mature, resilient, democratic information delivery platform with content funded by non-invasive advertising, for the benefit of a non-subscribing public?
- AnarchismIsCool 3y agoYeah that's the part I find extremely odd, why the fuck are they all so eager to support AM radio when they can't agree on literally anything else. Usually you have to follow the money but this kinda flies in the face of that unless there's some wacky industry shit I don't know about.
- walterbell 3y agoIf this were a Mad Max movie (#4 opening soon), viewers might speculate about storylines for non-AM comms.
- KerrAvon 3y ago[flagged]
- thsksbd 3y agoSupporting this costs senators nothing but is a nice thing to showcase rural constituencies and those living in areas at high risk of natural disasters.
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- dghlsakjg 3y agoHave you listened to AM radio recently?! If you want to hear the most unhinged broadcasts possible, that’s where you go.
- teeray 3y agoNo, that distinction belongs solely to CB during good propagation.
- Der_Einzige 3y agoThere’s those pirate broadcasts which are somehow tolerated where the real crazies go.
- walterbell 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon's_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon's_law Sturgeon's law.. is an adage stating "ninety percent of everything is crap". It was coined by Theodore Sturgeon, an American science fiction author and critic, and was inspired by his observation that, while science fiction was often derided for its low quality by critics, most work in other fields was low-quality too, and so science fiction was no different. Sturgeon deemed Sturgeon's law to mean "nothing is always absolutely so".
- msla 3y agoIt isn't Sturgeon's Law when most of the stations are owned by the same companies, it's policy.
- walterbell 3y agoSturgeon's Law is applicable within the content policy of any given echo-chamber.
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