I'll be 74 next month. Had even SOME of the predicted disasters come true since I was a little fella, I'd have died 6 or 8 times before now. It's a combination of the news peddlers trying to be relevant (and assist in the control of the populace), plus they try to outdo each other with bigger headlines.
This first it occurred to me was following the accident at TMI. Till then we didn't have much news outside of 6:00 and 11:00 in the evening Eastern Time. When TMI burped, the networks added hours of news AFTER and BETWEEN the news. TMI faded. Then the networks took an idea from the government - after you create something, it needs to grow regardless of its usefulness. Hence the 24/7 news of today.
When I was a kid, the weather report may have been "Chances of a thunderstorm late in the day".
Now, it's more like "23 million people in the Northeast portion of the US are under threat of SEVERE thunderstorms, damaging hail and possible tornadic activity. You are advised to stay tuned and seek shelter inside the nearest building - away from doors and windows and preferably wearing a football helmet in the bathtub".
In recent years the predictions have gotten increasingly annoying because nearly none of the dire predictions made ever happened. The earth might be warming - again. My tractor isn't causing it though.
This first it occurred to me was following the accident at TMI. Till then we didn't have much news outside of 6:00 and 11:00 in the evening Eastern Time. When TMI burped, the networks added hours of news AFTER and BETWEEN the news. TMI faded. Then the networks took an idea from the government - after you create something, it needs to grow regardless of its usefulness. Hence the 24/7 news of today.
When I was a kid, the weather report may have been "Chances of a thunderstorm late in the day".
Now, it's more like "23 million people in the Northeast portion of the US are under threat of SEVERE thunderstorms, damaging hail and possible tornadic activity. You are advised to stay tuned and seek shelter inside the nearest building - away from doors and windows and preferably wearing a football helmet in the bathtub".
In recent years the predictions have gotten increasingly annoying because nearly none of the dire predictions made ever happened. The earth might be warming - again. My tractor isn't causing it though.