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Mr. Mustard 2023

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16. Those clickbait titles seem to be the norm nowadays

Tue Mar 18, 2025, 09:11 AM

Mar 2025

and they're actually a barrier to me viewing them. I am 64 white male, so maybe I'm just a Dinosaur, but consuming political news has been my passion for 40 years. Not anymore. Partly due to the dipshit & his maga band of morons, but digital is ruining it for me.

"Trump HUMILIATED in BREATHTAKING moment" type headlines & then you watch it and it's often a decent piece of information but nothing like the clickbait headline screams.

We must support our emerging media but they seem like lying to me. I guess I'm just old and used to more sophisticated headline lies from stodgy old white guys back in the day. IDK.

Of course Republicon media lies to us on nearly everything so our media is fighting fire with fire & learning how to get clicks which is good, but I can't do it.

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Then I must ask, why are you here if you have such contempt for liberals, Dems, progressives? hlthe2b Mar 2025 #39

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You cited those statements as your reason for believing/defending Rogan's turn on the "left" and embrace hlthe2b Mar 2025 #42

They were two unrelated anecdotes, I'm sorry if that wasn't made abundantly clear. Hellbound Hellhound Mar 2025 #43

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Terrorists? Cirsium Mar 2025 #96

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Much as Alex Jones n/t, pt 2 Torchlight Mar 2025 #76

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I agree on a personal level, but not everyone is us. Hellbound Hellhound Mar 2025 #48

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Worse and worse Cirsium Mar 2025 #67

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The people are ready to fight the billionaires gab13by13 Mar 2025 #2

You are right, I am trying to convince that to youngsters kansasobama Mar 2025 #5

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"I do not believe this will enlighten any maga" BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #8

My point is. Woodwizard Mar 2025 #13

Right now BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #24

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Yes. I get the tactics to try to pull in new viewers... hlthe2b Mar 2025 #12

By the time they start to go downhill BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #18

It works....for awhile and then people tune out Bengus81 Mar 2025 #27

But while you have their attention BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #32

Those clickbait titles seem to be the norm nowadays Mr. Mustard 2023 Mar 2025 #16

Same. Woodwizard Mar 2025 #20

There are whole swaths of people who consume NO "political news" BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #21

I would rather have a paper in front of me Falcon101 Mar 2025 #52

ME TOO! Is it a generational thing? I can read in seconds or a few minutes what they take an hour or more to convey. hlthe2b Mar 2025 #80

I'll agree with you here, mate. Podcasts ain't my bag and I prefer the feel of a newspaper. Hellbound Hellhound Mar 2025 #86

"but why do we now have to convey EVERYTHING in video format?" BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #99

Interesting... (and a bit sad- for me, at least)... I figured it was generational. hlthe2b Mar 2025 #100

What bugs me are a lot of them are just re-packaged. Hell he has a new vid out seemingly Bengus81 Mar 2025 #29

I'm a big fan of Meidas Touch Pototan Mar 2025 #15

And in third place... Geechie Mar 2025 #19

Yeah, that blew my mind BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #22

Yes. I noted that. I know she has long appeared everywhere on RW media and maybe I knew she had a podcast... hlthe2b Mar 2025 #82

She appeals to the closet white power idiots Geechie Mar 2025 #97

When is everyone going to stop using X/Twitter? KatjeD Mar 2025 #26

Do people ask that here about Facebook? I'd bet there are a load of people here that still Bengus81 Mar 2025 #28

I still have my account on FB but haven't posted since Election Day and I always kept my posts to friends only kimbutgar Mar 2025 #61

Re: Why not stop using Facebook too? KatjeD Mar 2025 #116

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Mine too. progressoid Mar 2025 #109

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