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Is the news more depressing now or has it always been awful?
Posted on 3/16/23 at 1:12 pm
Posted on 3/16/23 at 1:12 pm
Today I’ve seen 3 separate news reports of mothers killing their own children, all under the age of 5. Have these people always existed and the news just didn’t report as much on it or is society getting worse?
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Posted on 3/16/23 at 1:13 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
I miss when presidents getting blowjobs dominated the news cycle. Simpler times really.
This post was edited on 3/16/23 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 3/16/23 at 1:14 pm to JiminyCricket
The United States hasn't been in this dire a position since World War 2.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 1:15 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
Both
Posted on 3/16/23 at 1:17 pm to Broham
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Both
It's hard to say really. I do believe people have been doing outrageous evil stuff to each other since the dawn of time but now you see it no matter what corner of the earth it occurs on.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 1:19 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
good news doesn't attract viewers.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 1:20 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
No. Back in the day when w was president we were way better off. You could ride a bike everywhere, didn’t have to go to work, chicken nuggets every Friday. Sad how Obama ruined it all
Posted on 3/16/23 at 1:20 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
People did some dark fricking shite before the 24 hours news cycle, nobody ever heard about it.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 1:22 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
I'm old enough to remember simpler, more innocent times, when the worst thing you'd hear on the news was hijacked jetliners flying into buildings.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 1:24 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
quote:Sir you know society is worse. Quit playin'
sincebirth55
Posted on 3/16/23 at 1:26 pm to armsdealer
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People did some dark fricking shite before the 24 hours news cycle, nobody ever heard about it.
This.
Newspapers only had limited space for content. The nightly news and local news only existed and highlighted major content. Not every story was covered.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 1:28 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
I'm sure there's always been a certain % of the population that were terrible humans, but now there's a lot more people so the number is higher. And the 24 hour news cycle doesn't help either.
That's why I have almost completely quit watching the news.
That's why I have almost completely quit watching the news.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 1:28 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
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Is the news more depressing now or has it always been awful?
its about the same really
just think about it, all you used to see was 30 minutes of news once, maybe twice a day, so they only showed you maybe 0.0000003% of the news that was happening
today its all 24/7 news non stop so you see so much it seems overwhelming sometimes, and they are still only showing you about 10% of the news because its censored to only the news they want you to hear
Posted on 3/16/23 at 1:29 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
social media has made a larger portion of society mentally ill so you see more sick shite like that happening on a regular basis, plus the media industry has become so enormous you hear about it more
Posted on 3/16/23 at 1:29 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
slightly more depressing. Way more of it. Happy doesn't sell.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 1:31 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
I quit watching the national news years ago, the local news is getting to that point now.. I'd rather watch Two and a Half
Men repeats on IFC.
If it wasn't for weather or sports, I wouldn't watch the local at all either.
The news isn't really the news anymore either, It's other people giving their opinion on what happened.
Men repeats on IFC.
If it wasn't for weather or sports, I wouldn't watch the local at all either.
The news isn't really the news anymore either, It's other people giving their opinion on what happened.
This post was edited on 3/16/23 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 3/16/23 at 1:31 pm to keakar
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just think about it, all you used to see was 30 minutes of news once, maybe twice a day, so they only showed you maybe 0.0000003% of the news that was happening
This. The detailed and lesser news was in the back pages of the newspaper.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 1:32 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
Yes, it’s always been a problem, look up Susan Smith. Having kids is both a blessing and a curse, and you don’t know till you know.. I know that seems unconscionable, but not everyone is cut out for it, and some of the best parents in existence are tested, and this I know, personally , as I’ve seen good people pushed to their limits and totally lose the F’ing minds….
Posted on 3/16/23 at 1:33 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
24 hour news = more reporting on random stories.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 1:38 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
I don’t think it’s more depressing now than anytime before but I do think you care more about the depressing shite the older you get.
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