you don't need us to tell you...

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[Curtech]

I really don't need mainstream media to tell me most things, to be honest.

 

[Keleynal]

You don't need me to tell you that watching news is a waste of time. Go kill some skritt.

 

[Zakis]

You don't need me to tell you that watching news is a waste of time. Go kill some skritt.

I get my news from the animal network. That's right, I'm fucking Dr. Dolittle. Hell I would probably be better off talking to the owl outside my apartment anyway.

 

[Keleynal]

I get my news from the animal network. That's right, I'm fucking Dr. Dolittle. Hell I would probably be better off talking to the owl outside my apartment anyway.

 

[tr1age]

Why doesn't the general population this is bad? lol My god did they have a local news meeting and write the script together?

 

[Keleynal]

Why doesn't the general population this is bad? lol My god did they have a local news meeting and write the script together?

Or maybe, as an alternative to a tinfoil hat, "You don't need is to tell you..." is considered a popular turn of phrase when reporting something obvious that everyone probably already knows. There are whole books written about phrases and word usage for broadcasting. It's not inconceivable that certain phrases become popular among newscasters, just like almost every other industry has its own jargon.

 

[tr1age]

Which is my point exactly. No ton foil hat needed. Why do they NEED to report on things that we know about. When did this turn into gossip with the stranger in the groceries store line while clipping coupons country?


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[Keleynal]

Which is my point exactly. No ton foil hat needed. Why do they NEED to report on things that we know about. When did this turn into gossip with the stranger in the groceries store line while clipping coupons country?


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Many years ago. Have you been asleep?

 

[tr1age]

Yes I just started to form a vocal opinion though lol.


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[Red Omen]

 

[tr1age]

I almost pissed myself laughing.

 

[Keleynal]

Also, there are central sources of information that news organizations use, such as the AP. So that definitely causes the nightly news to be very similar most places.

 

[Red Omen]

I almost pissed myself laughing.

Charlie Brooker's a genius, but watching too much of his stuff in quick succession will plunge you into existential despair.

Here's a bunch of his stuff in quick succession.

 

[tr1age]

Charlie Brooker's a genius, but watching too much of his stuff in quick succession will plunge you into existential despair.

Here's a bunch of his stuff in quick succession.

This is a fucking Real Life version of Newsroom. I love you so much right now Red.

 

[Red Omen]

By the end of it, you'll intimately understand how much the British hate their politicians.

 

[tr1age]

what the hell was that?! You shoulda quit while you were ahead

 

[Ultra CHEZ]

I think that the "safest" way to receive your news is from as many different sources as possible. For instance, I like seeing the same story reported by Fox, MSNBC, PBS, and Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert because each gives a slightly different view of the topic. Then I can synthesize and process those to form a more intelligent position.

 

[tr1age]

I think that the "safest" way to receive your news is from as many different sources as possible. For instance, I like seeing the same story reported by Fox, MSNBC, PBS, and Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert because each gives a slightly different view of the topic. Then I can synthesize and process those to form a more intelligent position.

Too much tv my man too much tv.

 

[Keleynal]

Too much tv my man too much tv.

That's right! It's much healthier to spend those hours in front of a computer!