Comment on Is Australia's Overton Window Shifting?
Zagorath@aussie.zone 23 hours agoit was called Netflix
As a paid service, Netflix is definitely not equivalent to free-to-air TV. In sport we even have specific anti-siphoning laws to prevent culturally important events being siphoned off so only people who pay for them can watch. It’s a bad road to go down. A similar concept can go for game shows, dramas, reality TV, news, and whatever else is on free-to-air TV. The ABC is great, and to be honest outside of sport it’s basically the only channel I ever watch. But the ABC can’t provide nearly as much stuff as all channels combined do.
kudra@sh.itjust.works 17 hours ago
I cannot remember the last time I watched free to air that wasn’t ABC. It’s mostly reality tv crap and reruns. And propaganda, given who owns these bloody things. Not much would be lost if advertising supported TV was not allowed.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 13 hours ago
That’s a value judgment that you are making. Lots of people watch and enjoy it, and even though I agree with your value judgment, I think it’s pretty abhorrent to try to force that view on others. And it’s highly elitist to suggest only those who can pay should have a variety of options for what to watch.
kudra@sh.itjust.works 11 hours ago
If it’s elitist, it’s from a perspective that is aware of the incredible damage done by advertising, and the dumbing down and control of what people think is their own opinions that is only exacerbated when people are exposed to it.
See The Hidden Persuaders by Vance Packard and No Logo by Naomi Klein, for starters.
And one of my favourite anti-facebook rants ever:
youtu.be/d6e1riShmak
(admittedly that’s about the whole package not solely the advertising part tho)