Oh absolutely. 100%
I'm not picking on you by specifically replying here, I just want to say that a common theme I see on hubski is belittling various members of the "news media." And I really have to wonder why you guys watch that stuff at all. I don't get it. Surely it can't just be a case of "know what the enemy/man/establishment is thinking" -- we all know that without trying. Until thirty seconds ago I did not even know what Wolf Blitzer looked like, and I'm more in touch than 99.9% of the population. It's easy to weed out the chaff. [I think this is tangentially worth linking: https://hubski.com/pub?id=216700]
I throw a snob flag on this play. Any sentence that begins "I did not even know" should not be expressed as a point of pride. Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto would be a good motto if not for the unfortunate false friends. Mainstream media is a fair target for derision, and bottom-feeding can serve as dessert for the weary brain. A little sorbet. It's on the viewer if they neglect to include better sources of information in their diet. I don't watch CNN either, unless I'm in the cafeteria and forgot my book. But now I want to tune in to see Don Lemon.
Dealing in absolutes! There are good reasons to know who Blitzer is (a couple of which tng listed) and bad (watching CNN daily). They rank as follows: bad < no knowledge < good. Perhaps this ties into the conversation in which galen currently owes me a reply: walking away from conflict to diffuse it. Some may prefer to watch the occasional piece of mainstream media so they can mock it. I do not; I prefer to pretend it doesn't exist to the extent possible (just like with conflict).
lol, no. if I felt like watching a bunch of white people have wacky misadventures that I have zero interest in whatsoever, I'd just look out my window, bruh. And since we're on it, ALSO APPLIES TO: Game of Thrones The Walking Dead for killing off every single fucking black character. The old Avengers. (The new ones are looking pretty good diversity wise) Mad Men Downtown Abbey (ESPECIALLY Downtown Abbey) How I Met Your Mother One more point regarding Friends - how the hell do they afford that apartment? They don't do shit!
"how the hell do they afford that apartment? They don't do shit!" I believe the apartment belonged to one of their grandmothers and had some wicked rent control..she died and they pretended she was still alive, yay!
I know you're not picking on "me," but you did reply directly to my comment. You have some major assumptions here. 1. I didn't watch popular media, I watched a minimum wage post that was shared by cgod, two hubskiers whom I respect. I haven't had cable for over 6 years now and never seek out CNN etc. 2. I'm 37 years old, Wolf Blitzer isn't some new face in journalism. He was an oft seen part of media long before aggregators and other options for news consumption were so easily come by. If you only had cable news as a young man, you would have watched cable news. You not knowing what he looks like is a product of your choices. That said, I know you watch debates as I think I've discussed them wit you in the past. Wolf has moderated them for CNN. -He is an ass-clown, for sure, but he's a difficult ass-clown to have never seen if you're interested in knowing about the candidates for the presidency.