[MountDoom]

> TV stations are out to make money, not to inform society.

Inform about what? Would you tune in to hear a daily report about how many old people people died of cardiac issues today? I doubt the breakdown here is different for NPR. Or BBC, or whatnot.

It's not a failure of capitalism, it's just what we crave.

[infinitezest]

A system that rewards our worst instincts is exhibiting a failure. There are worse systems, sure. But capitalism has its own downsides and this is one of them.