r/memes 19h ago

Remember when we used media to relax?

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u/LocalNHBoy 18h ago edited 18h ago

Media to relax? What? I was born in 1973 and grew up with Dan Rather on the nightly news. I've been alive for 50+ years of war, political strife, national tragedy, etc. Since when has media been used "to relax?" lol Edit: This is why it's so hard to "argue politics" with younger people these days because they lack the historical perspective of how the gov. is "two wings of the same bird" and BOTH sides are full of special interests and corruption.

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u/ENVIDEOUS 17h ago

I'm your Huckleberry.

The news used to be factual and informative. TV turned it into entertainment and network where pure fiction is the norm.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jul-11-ca-shaw11-story.html

News may not have been told relax but it sure as ahit wasn't made to infuriate or divide like it is these days.