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I can relate to what he's saying about the quality of the programming: in the recent years we've all witnessed Discovery Channel promoting stories about ghosts, psychics and UFO abductions.
Not all of us - some of us never watch the thing at all, at all. Regarding ghosts, PSI, abductions, and the like - my jury's still out. There's not sufficient evidence to prove, but sufficient evidence to not dismiss, either. If looking at it is entertaining, the market will support it.
One might say that they're doing it because the market demands it, in spite of the fact that the information is mostly bogus.
Do you have proof that it's mostly bogus, or is this your unbacked assertation? I mostly don't recommend making any judgements without looking carefully at the evidence, though becoming Charles Fort II isn't recommended, either.
However - I understand the dismay. Personally, I blame education - my kid's school claims that she's at the age at which critical thinking processes will spontaneously appear. (I'm a skeptic, and trying to teach that at home.) Without critical thought, it's hard for some to know the difference between good entertainment and "that stuff they put in between the commercials".
In any case, the idea that they wouldn't do it if the market did not support it has some merit. Exploration of important points in philosophy may be better for them, but if they'd rather tune in to jiggle, explosions, and fast action - then providing what they want is a good economic decision.
It is refreshing to see the left wail about this also. One must take one's amusement where one can find it.
Danno - looking for a good jiggle DVD....
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