https://twitter.com/doulbedoink/status/1408996300725669891?s=19

  • SiskoDid2ThingsWrong [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    The lie is that nobody here actually thinks CTH is a source of serious information. Most people here don’t even listen to it anymore and the few that do just treat it like a topical humor podcast, which it is.

    • Vncredleader
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      3 years ago

      I would love to see the version of CTH living in the heads of about 20% of the posters here

      • SiskoDid2ThingsWrong [none/use name]
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        3 years ago

        Liberals think it’s just slurs and advocating for bernie.

        ML thinks it’s slurs and advocating for invading China.

        It’s actually mostly just slurs.

        • 1267 [he/him]
          hexagon
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          3 years ago

          What the hell are you talking about? They haven't mentioned The Noid in years!

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      3 years ago

      The lie is that nobody here actually thinks CTH is a source of serious information.

      I mean, I listen to The Dollop with regularity. They source their information from various historical texts that get cited in the show notes. I consider it a source of serious information.

      When Matt does his deep dive historical rants, I assume he's referencing similar material and not just pulling shit out of his asshole. But when Felix makes some quip about being the country's only six star general or Will complaining about everyone he doesn't like working for the CIA, I take it with a bit of salt. I'll admit, the only truly uncompromisingly trustworthy Chapo was Amber, but she's off doing the Lib book circuit now.

  • GnastyGnuts [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I mean, I still listen to most of the episodes that come out, but also I don't really treat cth as a news or information source so much as commentary on news that I've already heard and gotten pissed off about because of shitty lib takes in mainstream media.

    • Zodiark
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      4 months ago

      deleted by creator

    • 1267 [he/him]
      hexagon
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      3 years ago

      I haven't missed a regular episode since I started listening. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • Leon_Grotsky [comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      There's even better options for hearing the same hosts riffing (Time for my stories, twitch events, Cushvlogs, upcoming new Presidents pod, guests on other pods, etc.)

      • 1267 [he/him]
        hexagon
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        3 years ago

        Time for my stories

        Big let down. It's almost all TV from the late 90s and 00s. Write what you know, I guess.

        That said, if they finish that series and there's not a Roseanne episode, the entire thing will have been a joke.

        • Leon_Grotsky [comrade/them]
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          3 years ago

          Well they are talking about their identified "prestige TV phenomenon" which they posit is an artefact of the time that reflects the percieved societal decline of that time period, and not even all shows of that time period fit that bill.

          That being said, some of the shows they covered I don't think fits the mold they've set, and I don't know how much of their analysis will hold up to scrutiny in the future. I think it's an interesting hypothesis and there's at least some surface-level value to the analysis; it seems to me they're broadly correct that TV is basically the only measurable culture being produced, and I do think it can be representative of broader societal themes of the time.

          • 1267 [he/him]
            hexagon
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            3 years ago

            Well they are talking about their identified “prestige TV phenomenon” which they posit is an artefact of the time that reflects the percieved societal decline of that time period, and not even all shows of that time period fit that bill.

            Ah okay, somehow I completely missed this; I thought it was going to be more of a general survey of popular American TV.

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      3 years ago

      Does anyone still listen to cth?

      Literally just worked my way through the FRQNCY release an hour ago and it was good.

  • CellularArrest [any]
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    3 years ago

    Fondly remembering the "should people be having kids" discourse, and also any time Amber has said anything.

  • The_Walkening [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    But...but... The sniffing noises in the background means they're not lying or misinterpreting anything! Everyone knows your nose starts running when you're speaking the truth!

  • Llituro [he/him, they/them]
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    3 years ago

    I'll watch Cushvlogs on Youtube while working, but they're interesting specifically because Matt is clearly reading a lot and trying to figure out a future he can live with pursuing.