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One thing that is hard for most tech people to understand is that the line between news and entertainment is blurry. Why do you need to watch a sports event liv

by diego 17y ago

One thing that is hard for most tech people to understand is that the line between news and entertainment is blurry. Why do you need to watch a sports event live? You don't, but you enjoy it. There is very little news that most of us really need to know. However, many people enjoy learning about events that are potentially interesting to them as early as possible.

KC8ZKF 17y ago
It's not so much that you enjoy the event live as you are annoyed when it is going on and you are not watching it. The same can't be said of news. You can't be annoyed by not knowing Tiger Woods was in an automobile accident. You can be annoyed, however, by reports that turn out to be false. I don't see of any downside in ESPN waiting 45 minutes so the report can be verified.