Don’t teach kids to fear the world

Re:Don’t teach kids to fear the world by pradn on Thursday September 01, 2022 @01:56PM (#32680363)

Similarly, it's terrible that the default thing on TV at airports and gyms is cable news. It's especially absurd at the gym - going to be healthy and feel some nice endorphins, and then you're subjected to the worst things happening in the world. Comical, really.

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Re:Don’t teach kids to fear the world by mrguyorama on Thursday September 01, 2022 @02:43PM (#32681076)

Cable news being the choice entertainment of airports is especially funny when all the TVs are showing the plane with stuck landing gear trying to come down just outside the window. A plane with stuck gear is a minor issue that happens periodically and has very little chance of causing problems, but from the news coverage you'd think it was an unthinkable disaster.

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Re:Don’t teach kids to fear the world by bombcar on Thursday September 01, 2022 @05:14PM (#32683290)

At least at the airports I've been to recently, it seems CNN lost that contract. The TVs are off or showing some nature scene.

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Re:Don’t teach kids to fear the world by chrisallenlane on Thursday September 01, 2022 @02:45PM (#32681111)

This is the main reason I cancelled my gym membership. I got tired of going to the gym to clear my head, only to leave angrier than when I got there.

I don't know why more gyms don't show sports on the TVs. It seems like a much more natural fit.

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Re:Don’t teach kids to fear the world by lotsofpulp on Thursday September 01, 2022 @04:50PM (#32682980)

I would rather gyms simply not have TVs. Anyone who wants to watch something is always carrying a device that can let them.

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