Subj : Re: Johnny Depp Vs. Amber Heard
To   : Andre
From : apam
Date : Fri Jun 03 2022 19:06:16

 An> > It still astounds me that this is considered 'news'. Forget about the
 An> > Ukraine! Ignore climate change! Stupid (literal) shit is happening right
 An> > here!

 An> He says while he spends time running a BBS that serves no real purpose.
 An> You should stop doing that while your fellow man is killed. 

I think the point was what was considered news. I don't know what your news is like over there, but I kind of agree with mcdoob on this. Will Smith oscar slap, johnny depp vs amber heard all getting more coverage than war in ukraine.

We had a little bit of ukraine news at the start of the war, but to the mainstream media here it doesn't seem important anymore. I guess that's a reflection on the priorities of it's target audience.

Not that we can't have frivolities in the news, just I think when it comes at the expense of serious things it's a problem.

Andrew

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