re: Whitlock: How a Gawker-Affiliated Website Made ESPN Politically Correct

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ESPN's current trajectory sure isn't making possible cord cutters pause and rethink what they're doing...5-7 years ago a lot of people's argument for holding onto cable was because they'd lose ESPN, these days I think ESPN has done a 180 and is actually making that choice easier, if you deny that than you're an idiot.

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They aren't losing subscribers b/c they are liberal idiots.

People don't watch ESPN now, or before, for their non live sporting events. I'm pretty sure everyone on this planet could go without their non live sports programming.

The reason people 5-7 years ago held onto cable to keep ESPN, is the same reason people today hold on to cable to keep ESPN, and that's to watch college sports, MNF, and NBA/MLB games.
The people that are getting rid of cable, never cared about watching live sports on ESPN, not now, or 5-7 years ago. Them leaving has nothing to do with what and who ESPN is now, and more with the fact that they simply don't watch live sports, mainly college sports, and they can get their tv watching content elsewhere for cheaper.

Yes ESPN is losing money b/c of cord cutters, but it isnt' b/c people are cutting the cord b/c of their programming and liberal agenda.
The same people that watched ESPN 10 years ago, still watch it today. They are simply losing the subscribers that never watched it but paid for it.