The Right-Wing Disinformation Machine

Enhance said:
Might be a dumb question (and sorry if I missed it) but I wonder where the likes of Youtube TV and Hulu TV fit into the mix from a revenue standpoint. The linked article only had this to say, from what I could tell:

So, kind of makes it sound like that revenue is lumped together regardless of source i.e. "cable" package or streaming service. And that may very well be the case, but from a consumer standpoint, I don't really think there's anything we can do because of the way the corporations bundle everything. I pay for YoutubeTV. I can't a la carte Fox News or really any of the 60 base channels they offer. I can only a la carte the add ons in the format they've solicited. And I don't think there's really another feasible option for someone like me who wants to have access to multiple networks for the variety of sports I watch. For example, I'm a huge F1 fan, but streaming Sky Sports is upwards of $40 U.S./month. That's nearly the YoutubeTV subscription by itself.

TLDR It feels like we're at the mercy of the corps.
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Yeah, I have YoutubeTV also and there isn't a way to opt out of Fox News.  I do have it clear at the bottom of my network menu where I keep all of the networks I never watch though.

 
Enhance said:
Might be a dumb question (and sorry if I missed it) but I wonder where the likes of Youtube TV and Hulu TV fit into the mix from a revenue standpoint. The linked article only had this to say, from what I could tell:

So, kind of makes it sound like that revenue is lumped together regardless of source i.e. "cable" package or streaming service. And that may very well be the case, but from a consumer standpoint, I don't really think there's anything we can do because of the way the corporations bundle everything. I pay for YoutubeTV. I can't a la carte Fox News or really any of the 60 base channels they offer. I can only a la carte the add ons in the format they've solicited. And I don't think there's really another feasible option for someone like me who wants to have access to multiple networks for the variety of sports I watch. For example, I'm a huge F1 fan, but streaming Sky Sports is upwards of $40 U.S./month. That's nearly the YoutubeTV subscription by itself.

TLDR It feels like we're at the mercy of the corps.
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BigRedBuster said:
Yeah, I have YoutubeTV also and there isn't a way to opt out of Fox News.  I do have it clear at the bottom of my network menu where I keep all of the networks I never watch though.
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I get a subscription during the football season to watch the Huskers and cancel it the rest of the year.

 
RedDenver said:
I get a subscription during the football season to watch the Huskers and cancel it the rest of the year.
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If it wasn't for Formula 1, I'd do that very thing. But with the NFL season ending in February and the F1 season running March - November, I'm basically on for the whole year now.

 
Cdog923 said:
Joe Rogan is such a ****ing idiot. 
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I'm constantly at odds with Joe. Some stuff I agree with (like his opinions on healthy living and the fat acceptance movement) and some stuff I think he's being an idiot about.

This is idiot level 1000. I get that he's sharing his opinion, but his opinion is incredibly influential, and on a topic related to a pandemic... I think he needs to be more responsible. Dude has to be better. A 21-year-old should be leaning on the advice of their doctor/family physician. Not Joe Rogan.

 
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deedsker said:
"My personal experience...", that is the problem. We need a societal level response so that you don't get it, your kids don't get it, so that way immune compromised people don't die. You getting vaccinated as a healthy person is to help not kill those who can't.
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Enhance said:
I'm constantly at odds with Joe. Some stuff I agree with (like his opinions on healthy living and the fat acceptance movement) and some stuff I think he's being an idiot about.

This is idiot level 1000. I get that he's sharing his opinion, but his opinion is incredibly influential, and on a topic related to a pandemic... I think he needs to be more responsible. Dude has to be better. A 21-year-old should be leaning on the advice of their doctor/family physician. Not Joe Rogan.
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I think Bill Burr sums it up best: 
 


 
Losing their minds over one book. Conflating that to a dumb allegation that it's being given to every migrant kid. Then when that turns out to not be true, tacking on a disclaimer at the end rather than taking the whole lie down.

The disclaimer nullifies the entire article. But the articles stays up. Why? 

Because the disinformation is more important than the truth. 


 
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