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The absolute state of comedy in our culture will be exposed, the whole apparatus that has been built up around these HILARIOUS late night talk show hosts...they're all going to have to go back to being regular comedians talking about funny stuff in the world, a world which has actually started to become horrible, but which in many regards they can't criticize.

There are no more default jokes. They'll now have to start joking about what is actually going on in culture, simultaneously exposing the absolute clown world they've created on the back of hating a single guy for four years.

Now, they're going to have to try to do actual comedy after they've destroyed it, and gotten rid of the only thing they were authorized to actually demolish (Trump). Of course, maybe Trump stays alive in the media (and we should think the media will try to keep him alive there - he's been their primary source of ratings/material, after all). But on the whole, an absence of 24/7 Trump coverage is going to actually force people, and the media, to look around at the world they've 'wanted' and observe it.

The absolute state of comedy in our culture will be exposed, the whole apparatus that has been built up around these HILARIOUS late night talk show hosts...they're all going to have to go back to being regular comedians talking about funny stuff in the world, a world which has actually started to become horrible, but which in many regards they can't criticize. There are no more default jokes. They'll now have to start joking about what is actually going on in culture, simultaneously exposing the absolute clown world they've created on the back of hating a single guy for four years. Now, they're going to have to try to do actual comedy after they've destroyed it, and gotten rid of the only thing they were authorized to actually demolish (Trump). Of course, maybe Trump stays alive in the media (and we should think the media will *try* to keep him alive there - he's been their primary source of ratings/material, after all). But on the whole, an absence of 24/7 Trump coverage is going to actually force people, and the media, to look around at the world they've 'wanted' and *observe* it.

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It will be interesting to see what kind of presence they cause him to maintain. I think that will also be a big reveal as to what his role has actually been. If he makes it very easy for himself to play into the 'reality tv character' for headlines in the next six months, it'll be obvious. Whether he is behaving independently and strategically will be extremely obvious. Either way, I think the media changes that will be forced in that time are going to be very enlightening.

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They’re brilliant at distractions. Plenty of young starlets to send to the funny farm, young male stars to kill off, entertainment news to drive, or phony terror attacks to wave in front of the viewers.