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[–] • 8 pts

It's Boomers who watch it 24/7. Please check on your parents, folks. There is a good chance they have been watching cable news 24 hours a day for years, and especially since March. It's literally killing them from the stress of worrying about made-up things they can't control. Try to intervene if you can. It's going to be hard; TV is like a parasite that has invaded their brains. The addiction is incredibly strong now. They may even become violent and express hatred towards you if you try to take it away.

[–] • 4 pts

I share housing with a good friend and for the most part he hibernates in his room with the TV blaring round the clock. I swear he must sleep with it on. He comes out to eat and mope about or check his mail and that's it. Then he pesters me with his worries and sometimes spouts dumb stuff he saw on TV and asks me for an opinion.

He's always amazed when I know way more than he does and never watch TV. A week ago he begged me to come to his room to watch some bullshit news and after a bit I just stepped in and watched a bit and started laughing. Old news to people who check with alternative news but for him is was fresh and terrible. The only time you will hear a bit of truth on the news it's because they are trying to get ahead of a story you've already known about for months and then it's heavily slanted.

[–] • 2 pts

Truth - underrated comment.

[–] • 1 pt

I’ve actually tried this. It led to an argument and not speaking to them for months.