Topic: I think I'm actually going to boycott mainstream televised news - page 3. (Read 5681 times)
December 17, 2012, 07:24:27 PM
Oh believe me I'm barely touching it now, I do need to read the finance news and stuff every now and then just to gauge the markets price movements though, that's unavoidable really but lol I've got much nicer websites for that now.
December 17, 2012, 07:23:40 PM
I seem to have gotten the figure wrong. It's only 262 million corpses.
http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/
http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/20TH.HTM
http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/
http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/20TH.HTM
December 17, 2012, 07:22:09 PM
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You really were still watching the sockpuppet shows?
I was watching it originally to find out pretty much what the 'other' side was thinking, but now it's just nothing more than murder stories endlessly looping in order to scare the living daylights out of us. Realised I was being a bit of an idiot because I can just go to news articles in order to find that out and laugh at them instead of get angry.
Yah, the whole fearmongering sockpuppetry is much less scary when in text form. Hehe :-) But, if I may suggest, just stop reading their bullshit entirely. I mean, there's so many better things to do!
December 17, 2012, 07:15:49 PM
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You really were still watching the sockpuppet shows?
I was watching it originally to find out pretty much what the 'other' side was thinking, but now it's just nothing more than murder stories endlessly looping in order to scare the living daylights out of us. Realised I was being a bit of an idiot because I can just go to news articles in order to find that out and laugh at them instead of get angry.
December 17, 2012, 07:13:48 PM
No human institution in all of history has more utterly failed at it's stated purpose than the american press of the 20th and 21st centuries.
I would suggest that governments failed more catastrophically at their stated purpose of protecting their citizenry, by murdering their own populace to the tune of 273 million corpses, just in the 20th century, excluding wars.
But to each its own.
That's an interesting perspective on it. What's the source/calculation?
December 17, 2012, 07:09:02 PM
No human institution in all of history has more utterly failed at it's stated purpose than the american press of the 20th and 21st centuries.
I would suggest that governments failed more catastrophically at their stated purpose of protecting their citizenry, by murdering their own populace to the tune of 273 million corpses, just in the 20th century, excluding wars.
But to each its own.
December 17, 2012, 07:08:18 PM
You really were still watching the sockpuppet shows?
I haven't watched one of those since 9/11, and I already didn't before that (that day it was impossible not to watch because the boob tube disease was everywhere).
I haven't watched one of those since 9/11, and I already didn't before that (that day it was impossible not to watch because the boob tube disease was everywhere).
December 17, 2012, 06:56:34 PM
No human institution in all of history has more utterly failed at it's stated purpose than the american press of the 20th and 21st centuries.
December 17, 2012, 04:39:47 PM
I boycotted mainstream news and television years ago.
December 17, 2012, 02:40:04 PM
I only turn on TV to watch 20 weeks of NFL football, presidential debates and the NBA finals. I spend my free time reading history and other various old texts, along with contemplating the thinking about issues we have faced and face today.
December 17, 2012, 01:51:51 PM
To NoAgenda add...
http://www.corbettreport.com
plus
http://peacerevolution.podomatic.com
and you've got a nice set of curated content that covers topical events.
http://www.corbettreport.com
plus
http://peacerevolution.podomatic.com
and you've got a nice set of curated content that covers topical events.
December 17, 2012, 01:38:42 PM
An excellent source of current events information.
December 17, 2012, 01:36:39 PM
No Agenda
http://www.noagendashow.com/
http://www.noagendashow.com/
December 17, 2012, 01:22:42 PM
I've just switched it off, I'm done,
Good for you. Welcome to Recovery.
Turning of "the nooz" is like quitting cigarettes or turning off a kitchen blender.
Peace. Quiet. Senses return. The atmosphere in your home becomes more pleasant. You can think more clearly. Life seems less like a mad rush of work, eat, repeat. Intrusion by people thousands of miles away who don't matter stops.
I replaced my television with a combination of HDMI cable, XBMC, utorrent, videodownload helper, and selected content from http://www.google.com/#q=documentary+films
There is actually an amazing amount of content you can download for free to chill with on the couch in the evening.
This $25 remote control USB dongle made it perfect... http://flirc.tv
December 17, 2012, 01:08:46 PM
I am also sickened to see the "news" swarm all over the grieving. Not to help, not to inform, but rather to keep you watching through the commercials. Add to that every politician with a tactical jacket falling over each other to get on TV and rescue us via legislation.
Uugh. It's the media tragedy that follows every real tragedy.
Uugh. It's the media tragedy that follows every real tragedy.
December 17, 2012, 01:06:24 PM
Haven't used a TV since 2007 
December 17, 2012, 01:02:34 PM
Haven't had a TV in about 10 years either.
December 17, 2012, 12:22:47 PM
December 17, 2012, 11:41:17 AM
I'll just add to the chorus of "Yes, that's a good idea."
I use my TV to watch DVDs. Maybe the occasional sci-fi show. That's pretty much it. Haven't watched the news at my own home in well over a decade. Don't miss it in the least.
I use my TV to watch DVDs. Maybe the occasional sci-fi show. That's pretty much it. Haven't watched the news at my own home in well over a decade. Don't miss it in the least.
December 17, 2012, 11:35:27 AM
As soon as dsl over 3 mbps hit my area I disconnected tvs in my house and hooked them to pcs. 2001 I think that was.
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