• some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    7 months ago

    Seems like another good time to mention the Better Offline podcast, where it’s two eps into a three parter about how shit these companies are. They have a website, just search for it.

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      7 months ago

      Better Offline podcast

      Cool Zone Media is outrage porn in podcast form. I think I’m better without anything they produce in my life.

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        7 months ago

        That’s an interesting take. The Women’s War show was especially interesting, I thought. What about that (or other shows) do you consider outrage porn?

        I’ll keep your comment in mind and asses whether I think it applies when I listen to a few new eps. I can see it for Better Offline, but not universally across their content.

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          7 months ago

          I may have stated it too strongly, but of the few podcast episodes I’ve listened to it seemed like the organization is leaning into it (because it works well from a business standpoint).

          I look for sources of entertainment that don’t lean so hard on outrage as a hook and look to inform myself with media that highlights and encourages solutions and practical actions that can be initiated on an individual level.