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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
Every individual politician wants air time, and many will say what they need to to get it. Because it helps them get reelected.
The amazing thing is that people watch hours and hours of shows delivering the same agitprop on a loop, when they could, for example, read any number of good more detailed articles on a topic, like, say, ISIS in Syria, or even just turn to the cooking channel and learn more about Syria through its food than they ever will through Fox News.
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I don’t think cable news viewers desire to learn, particularly Fox viewers. They desire tribal reinforcement. It’s demented.
I used to read NYT and WSJ in total daily. A few years back I took Taleb’s advice and started reading more books and long form in depth articles and following news only occasionally (feed on phone, perused here and there). I feel I’ve missed nothing and gained much.
My sole guilty pleasure: a little Morning Joe on Sirius. They get decent guests and tend to be centrist. I also watch Zakaria now and again. I like his calm assessments of issues.
