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Re:The Age of the Grift Shift by delfinom on Friday September 22, 2023 @08:38AM (#37611212)
>at the end they are all selling the same thing, the idea of some happiness or entertainment

They aren't selling anything. They are simply feeding idle brains with content in exchange for shotgunning topics for ad revenue.

Re:The Age of the Grift Shift by HenryBemis on Friday September 22, 2023 @08:56AM (#37611397)
I used to believe that TV channels were there to offer entertainment, news, education, and to fund this they had advertisements.

Today it is clear that these are businesses that are there to make profit, and the "content" is only there to spread the advertisements apart.

I was catching-up to the Coffeezilla's videos, and it looks like the scammers-be-scamming. And some people will try their 'luck' with anything fringe-y (forex, NFTs, crypto, AI, etc.)

Re:The Age of the Grift Shift by bandrami on Friday September 22, 2023 @09:33AM (#37611849)
A tv station's product is its audience, except for the "prestige" no-ads cable stations. Having worked in TV, i promise you they are very clear about this. The programming exists to attract the product.