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RF_Enthusiast | 5 months ago

I’m at a loss of what to watch as far as television goes in the US, between the government threatening to intervene in content, corporations that own television networks with little regard for journalistic integrity, and PBS downsizing. I’m pretty much exclusively watching NHK from Japan through a Roku app.

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troad|5 months ago

So, hear me out, books are pretty great!

Lots of people say things like "I know I should read, but it's this whole thing..." and then you find out they've been stuck on page 3 of Wuthering Heights for forty years, because someone convinced them they ought to be reading that, and it's haunted them from their night-stand ever since.

Don't let anyone tell you what to read, pick up something that sounds fun to you, and read it. Choosing to read something is always and in every circumstance better than sitting in front of a screen and passively yielding to whatever evening the advertisers have planned out for you.

mextrezza|5 months ago

AND: you don't have to finish a book. you can skip ahead. you can roll the dice on a better one.

i'm saying: reading is like gambling, it's a lot of fun!

NoGravitas|5 months ago

I'd like to strongly recommend the "Dungeon Crawler Carl" series as an alternative to television. If you like dark humor and don't hate the idea of a litrpg.

Ironically, I plan on reading Wuthering Heights this October.

bix6|5 months ago

Caves of steel by Asimov my favorite recently. Super easy and enjoyable read.

Esophagus4|5 months ago

Wow… sounds like you’ve been reading my diary!

If I pick something up and it sucks, I feel bad stopping and force myself to finish it (which will take 8 months because I hate it).

And that stops any reading progress.

JSR_FDED|5 months ago

Cory Doctorow’s “Picks and shovels” got me out of my reading slump. Strong “Halt and catch fire” vibe!

aklemm|5 months ago

It is so true. Pick up any well-regarded book even quick short ones and the depth of information, insight, and connection you get put most online things to shame. Like it’s not even close compared to good blogs, podcasts, and videos…books run circles around them.

panarchy|5 months ago

Also be sure to get them sooner rather than later, before the government decides they need to start burning books again.

_DeadFred_|5 months ago

Red Rising caused me a lot of anxiety to help ease me off the media anxiety machine.

RF_Enthusiast|5 months ago

Thank you, I love this reply! I will do this!!

hellisothers|5 months ago

First they came for the TV shows… I jest, they came for the books first

readme|5 months ago

NHK is also available over the air in some places, if you have an antenna

RF_Enthusiast|5 months ago

I get a weak signal of it over the air, but that’s what turned me on to them originally.

burnt-resistor|5 months ago

You don't need dinosaur US mainstream media PBS, CNN or MSNBCNow. There's: Last Week Tonight, Thom Hartmann, Democracy Now, Keith Olbermann, and many more.

nxm|5 months ago

Keith Olbermann? The one who said: "Burn in hell, Sinclair.

Alongside Charlie Kirk."

abustamam|5 months ago

I like LWT with John Oliver but isn't HBO kinda MSM-y? Like it's a premium network but it's still bound by the whims of Time Warner Discovery or whoever happens to own HBO at the time.