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:two_hearts:Euphoria Apr 24, 2017

I will never understand why some people think it's important for everyone to know when some star of a TV show they watched has passed away.
"Did you hear who died?!" she asked me.
"I don't know...." I answered.
She seemed so bewildered when I didn't recognize the name and felt it was necessary to explain the entire situation for me, checking her cable News channel for updates of the details.
/Why/ did the cable News channel have streaming updates? 🤷🏼

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Marcin Cieślak Apr 24, 2017

@Euphoria I think it is nothing special about TV.

It's more like "look who died" has been part of human culture probably for thousands of years. Of course it is a prerequisite that you know the person in question.

Some 80-, 90-year olds treat it almost like a gambling game

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:two_hearts:Euphoria Apr 24, 2017

@saper Oh, of course it is, and sometimes the person I'm being asked about is someone who the asker personally knew and interacted with, though I may never have known them.
People filter their world views through their own environments and the actions of a lifetime without seeming to realize how specialized that world view is. Of course people with similar interests are likely to share aspects of their world views. I am often amazed by how little I know about.
#Culture #Society

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Marcin Cieślak Apr 24, 2017

@Euphoria what we mean by #TV is a certain subset of this world view that is shared by a larger group of people. It may be #EthnicIdentity as well.

Or just people who know who Conan O'Brien is.

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:two_hearts:Euphoria

@saper I'm vaguely aware that Conan O'Brien is still on television somewhere at some time, though I'm clueless about the where and when.
Maybe people should be asked if they own a TV & what providers they subscribe to. But there are also so many online providers, so even just having a computer & high speed Internet makes it likely that current programs are watched. 🤷🏼