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odins folly

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1. Unfortunately, it's like drugs

Reply to GreatGazoo (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 10:04 AM

Dec 16

Without a market, there would be no product. As long as we have “reality tv” and shock publications there is a market. If we could somehow go back and stop those first few ghouls from looking at the first train wreck we would be rid of it.

But that can’t happen and so we have what passes for infotainment….

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Stringers, ERs, Police Scanners and the Celebrity Wing of the LA Jail [View all] GreatGazoo Dec 16 OP

Unfortunately, it's like drugs odins folly Dec 16 #1

The famous say "The media is like a tiger that shows up at your door every day and GreatGazoo Dec 16 #2