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Why is tiring to hear a minority especially in this forum?

Alupis 2y ago
It wouldn't be of it was not just different variations of "Hitler Hitler Hitler, Russia Russia Russia!" We've been hearing how doomed democracy is for the better part of 10 years now. It's really old...
- ashildr 2y ago
  Oh, you’ll be hearing it for much longer. Greetings from Germany.
- collingreen 2y ago
  Wait, when you see someone say "department of government efficiency" and mention corruption you hear "hitler hitler hitler"? Maybe you're just really tired of hearing any criticism of blatant corruption and I'm sorry you're feeling that way. I bet that feels really discouraging and tedious and adversarial. To me this comment reads as a callout of corruption, not fascism. The hitler criticisms you mentioned, in my experience, have been for things like the maga hats with the nazi font, the republican convention stage in the shape of the SS glyph, and the claim that immigrants are watering down the proper American bloodlines. To your other request that people stop sharing their concerns: just because a lot of people vote for something doesn't mean it's inherently ethical nor does it mean people should be silenced. My assumption is most people don't want corruption or abuse or racism or fascism; if you think that too then you might have better success helping people understand why they are mistaken about what looks like corruption instead of telling people to just stop sharing opinions you're personally tired of reading.
  - valval 2y ago
    Ah great, he doubles down on it. Good stuff.
- Muromec 2y ago
  You just have to hear it and I can't visit the city I was born in, so you will keep hearing it.
ipaddr 2y ago
Because you are sharing legacy media's views. We can turn on a tv for that.
- bilbo0s 2y ago
  In fairness, we can turn on a tv for any view. There's like a gazillion channels. Just pick your poison.
  - MBCook 2y ago
    Doesn’t Fox News routinely get the highest ratings too?
    - bilbo0s 2y ago
      I'm not Nielsen Ratings or anything, but that would be consistent with what I would think. Fox viewers being older, and older being consistent with tv viewers. Younger being consistent with TikTok, YouTube, InstaFaceTwit intake.
      - ipaddr 2y ago
        Fox has the youngest demo (500,000 for Jessie Watters) and most viewers. At night or during the day. Interesting cnbc has the oldest audience and least. Gutfeld crushes all late night shows (Tonight show, Late Show, Kimmel). https://www.newsweek.com/chart-shows-network-ratings-2024-elections-1981910 https://www.newsweek.com/chart-shows-network-ratings-2024-el...
        bilbo0s 2y ago
        “Young” among tv viewers is different from “young” among social media tiktok’ers. The article you linked actually says that exact thing: > “suggesting younger voters were either less engaged, or getting their election night information from other sources such as social media and at-home streaming, which are not tracked by Nielsen.” Young people won’t watch tv unless there’s a game or tv series on they’re interested in. Even then, a lot of them will DVR it on Hulu or something. If you want those eyeballs, you’re going to need to be creative. And tv networks can’t be as creative as instaFaceSnap, Netflix and TikTwitGram.
knowitnone 2y ago
only some special minorities can be heard while others are shut down

It wouldn't be of it was not just different variations of "Hitler Hitler Hitler, Russia Russia Russia!" We've been hearing how doomed democracy is for the better part of 10 years now. It's really old...

ashildr 2y ago
Oh, you’ll be hearing it for much longer. Greetings from Germany.
collingreen 2y ago
Wait, when you see someone say "department of government efficiency" and mention corruption you hear "hitler hitler hitler"? Maybe you're just really tired of hearing any criticism of blatant corruption and I'm sorry you're feeling that way. I bet that feels really discouraging and tedious and adversarial. To me this comment reads as a callout of corruption, not fascism. The hitler criticisms you mentioned, in my experience, have been for things like the maga hats with the nazi font, the republican convention stage in the shape of the SS glyph, and the claim that immigrants are watering down the proper American bloodlines. To your other request that people stop sharing their concerns: just because a lot of people vote for something doesn't mean it's inherently ethical nor does it mean people should be silenced. My assumption is most people don't want corruption or abuse or racism or fascism; if you think that too then you might have better success helping people understand why they are mistaken about what looks like corruption instead of telling people to just stop sharing opinions you're personally tired of reading.
- valval 2y ago
  Ah great, he doubles down on it. Good stuff.
Muromec 2y ago
You just have to hear it and I can't visit the city I was born in, so you will keep hearing it.

ipaddr 2y ago

Because you are sharing legacy media's views. We can turn on a tv for that.

bilbo0s 2y ago
In fairness, we can turn on a tv for any view. There's like a gazillion channels. Just pick your poison.
- MBCook 2y ago
  Doesn’t Fox News routinely get the highest ratings too?
  - bilbo0s 2y ago
    I'm not Nielsen Ratings or anything, but that would be consistent with what I would think. Fox viewers being older, and older being consistent with tv viewers. Younger being consistent with TikTok, YouTube, InstaFaceTwit intake.
    - ipaddr 2y ago
      Fox has the youngest demo (500,000 for Jessie Watters) and most viewers. At night or during the day. Interesting cnbc has the oldest audience and least. Gutfeld crushes all late night shows (Tonight show, Late Show, Kimmel). https://www.newsweek.com/chart-shows-network-ratings-2024-elections-1981910 https://www.newsweek.com/chart-shows-network-ratings-2024-el...
      - bilbo0s 2y ago
        “Young” among tv viewers is different from “young” among social media tiktok’ers. The article you linked actually says that exact thing: > “suggesting younger voters were either less engaged, or getting their election night information from other sources such as social media and at-home streaming, which are not tracked by Nielsen.” Young people won’t watch tv unless there’s a game or tv series on they’re interested in. Even then, a lot of them will DVR it on Hulu or something. If you want those eyeballs, you’re going to need to be creative. And tv networks can’t be as creative as instaFaceSnap, Netflix and TikTwitGram.

knowitnone 2y ago

only some special minorities can be heard while others are shut down