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  • braindefragger@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•*Permanently Deleted*English
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    6 months ago

    One more thought…

    I used to kind of enjoy them until one of them hit on a subject I had just researched and knew immediately how they were spinning it. I can’t stand them now.

    That’s a fair point.

    My personal opinion:

    With that mindset, I imagine you’ve written off all of the news? Or no? Because no one has a perfect record. No one.

    Over the years, I’ve learned to always keep the big picture in mind. While these comedy shows often bend things for the sake of humor, they’ve still provided me with valuable perspectives, ideas, and information on topics I wasn’t previously aware of. As an adult, these shows often serve as a starting point or introduction to subjects that I then research further on my own. It’s funny how we hold these comedians and writers to a higher bar than news stations.

  • braindefragger@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•*Permanently Deleted*English
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    6 months ago

    Definitely. I completely agree. Which is why I mentioned it at the end of my comment.

    One thing I will say though, as an adult, watching those comedy shows, I’m aware it’s a comedy show. Some shows are better than others reporting accurately. But it’s still a comedy show and advertised as such. Yet they have never reached even remotely the level of nonsense presented HOURLY of TV News Networks like OAN and Fox News.

  • braindefragger@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•*Permanently Deleted*English
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    6 months ago

    My main concern is that, because the focus is primarily on making money, some young people might mistake entertainment for truth. The content creators are more interested in earning money and are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve that, rather than providing accurate discourse. In reality, this election is not a viral video, a TikTok challenge, or a source of amusement. It is a serious real-life event with significant consequences.

    The other side of that coin is that society has been publicly parodying candidates since the beginning. So who am I to judge this new form of it.

    Edit: This keeps getting brought up about how it’s already happening in the mainstream. I’m in agreement with that and thought my last paragraph broadly covers that acknowledgment.

    We hope our kids are provided the education and tools to think critically when they are adults, but children ingesting financially driven politics on Chinese TikTok just hits wrong.