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  • Re: a quarter million subscriptions up in smoke

    From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Tue Oct 29 02:07:35 2024
    On 2024-10-29, JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:
    Nearly a quarter million subscriptions up in smoke.

    A strong signal to Bezos and others who might engage in anticipatory obedience to anti-democratic forces.

    Oh, get over yourself, author. That's nonsense.

    Over 200,000 subscribers flee 'Washington Post' after Bezos blocks
    Harris endorsement

    Fuck those idiots.

    I'm of the opinion no paper should endorse any candidate under any circumstances. Print the facts, and stop telling me who to vote for.

    Wapo has been a garbage rag for years. Those 200,000 are saving some
    money by not paying for a garbage news source. Course, none of the rest
    of em are much good either. NYT has turned into a cesspool too.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 28 21:03:12 2024
    Nearly a quarter million subscriptions up in smoke.

    A strong signal to Bezos and others who might engage in anticipatory
    obedience to anti-democratic forces.

    "Over 200,000 subscribers flee 'Washington Post' after Bezos blocks
    Harris endorsement"

    https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1850986221079839130


    Over 200,000 subscribers flee 'Washington Post' after Bezos blocks
    Harris endorsement https://www.npr.org/2024/10/28/nx-s1-5168416/washington-post-bezos-endorsement-president-cancellations-resignations

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  • From D@21:1/5 to Retrograde on Tue Oct 29 11:42:14 2024
    On Tue, 29 Oct 2024, Retrograde wrote:

    On 2024-10-29, JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:
    Nearly a quarter million subscriptions up in smoke.

    A strong signal to Bezos and others who might engage in anticipatory
    obedience to anti-democratic forces.

    Oh, get over yourself, author. That's nonsense.

    Over 200,000 subscribers flee 'Washington Post' after Bezos blocks
    Harris endorsement

    Fuck those idiots.

    I'm of the opinion no paper should endorse any candidate under any circumstances. Print the facts, and stop telling me who to vote for.

    This is the truth! I am also tired of newspapers treating their readers
    like small children, lecturing them.

    I want the facts, and then I'll draw my own conclusions. I don't think any newspaper like that exists any longer. =(

    Wapo has been a garbage rag for years. Those 200,000 are saving some
    money by not paying for a garbage news source. Course, none of the rest
    of em are much good either. NYT has turned into a cesspool too.

    Maybe the wallstreet journal is the best?

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  • From D@21:1/5 to JAB on Tue Oct 29 11:41:00 2024
    On Mon, 28 Oct 2024, JAB wrote:

    Nearly a quarter million subscriptions up in smoke.

    A strong signal to Bezos and others who might engage in anticipatory obedience to anti-democratic forces.

    "Over 200,000 subscribers flee 'Washington Post' after Bezos blocks
    Harris endorsement"

    https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/1850986221079839130


    Over 200,000 subscribers flee 'Washington Post' after Bezos blocks
    Harris endorsement https://www.npr.org/2024/10/28/nx-s1-5168416/washington-post-bezos-endorsement-president-cancellations-resignations


    Things will rebalance. They will also gain subscriptions, if they maintain
    the course.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to nospam@example.net on Tue Oct 29 12:11:50 2024
    On Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:42:14 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

    This is the truth! I am also tired of newspapers treating their readers
    like small children, lecturing them.

    More R non-sense.

    In earnest editorial opinions implies they have done the research on a
    given topic.

    Typical worker has employment and other activities of daily living,
    which means little time to read the news.

    In analgous terms, consider Consumer Reports, which evaluates
    vehicles, appliances, etc. Is CR "treating their readers like small
    children, lecturing them?"

    Your bullshit is very deep, btw.

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  • From D@21:1/5 to JAB on Tue Oct 29 21:53:21 2024
    On Tue, 29 Oct 2024, JAB wrote:

    On Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:42:14 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

    This is the truth! I am also tired of newspapers treating their readers
    like small children, lecturing them.

    More R non-sense.

    Incorrect! This is scientific fact!

    In earnest editorial opinions implies they have done the research on a
    given topic.

    Incorrect. It means they represent the policy decisions made by the owners
    of the newspaper. Only children think it has anything to do with research.

    Typical worker has employment and other activities of daily living,
    which means little time to read the news.

    Incorrect. Typically we work 8 hours per day (leave or take a few hours)
    and we have 30-60 minute lunch breaks. Note that the the total nr of
    available hours is 24. That leave at least 5-8 hours, if not more, in
    which to educate ourselves.

    In analgous terms, consider Consumer Reports, which evaluates
    vehicles, appliances, etc. Is CR "treating their readers like small children, lecturing them?"

    Newspapers are not consumer reports, this analogy does not hold.

    Your bullshit is very deep, btw.

    Thank you, likewise. ;)

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