Death Destruction and Mayhem. (26)
Martia: This is what faces us every day' the Media only ever seems to serve this up to us 24 hours a day.
Because that is what sells. That is what people want to watch and/or read.
A couple of times naive wooly-headed idealists, who had more money than sense, tried to publish newspapers that had only good news. They went broke pretty quickly.
Carl96190: Because that is what sells. That is what people want to watch and/or read.
A couple of times naive wooly-headed idealists, who had more money than sense, tried to publish newspapers that had only good news. They went broke pretty quickly.
A couple of times naive wooly-headed idealists, who had more money than sense, tried to publish newspapers that had only good news. They went broke pretty quickly.
Yes I heard about that
so what does that say about the human race...in an odd way its like reading and hearing about other peoples tragedy and glad its not us I suppose.But I cannot for the life of me understand why crowds gather round accidents just to see.......and en masse mourning of like Lady Diana's death' sorry.... cant come to terms with the herd like behaviour and mentality.
Martia: Yes I heard about that so what does that say about the human race...in an odd way its like reading and hearing about other peoples tragedy and glad its not us I suppose.
But I cannot for the life of me understand why crowds gather round accidents just to see.......and en masse mourning of like Lady Diana's death' sorry.... cant come to terms with the herd like behaviour and mentality.
But I cannot for the life of me understand why crowds gather round accidents just to see.......and en masse mourning of like Lady Diana's death' sorry.... cant come to terms with the herd like behaviour and mentality.
Herd mentality is what it is all about.
But I do slow to look at car crashes but not to see the gory bits. Part of my work is road safety and I look to try and work out why it happened so that it could possibly be prevented from happening again.
I contracted to work for VicRoads for a year and during the last 6 months, had to investigate and file reports on 23 fatalities in half of the region I was in (covering 1.3 million people). Of these, 22 were driver error....speed, drink, drugs, medical (mental & physical), or just plain stupidity. Only 1 could be called an accident....front wheel seized up when it caught up a tyre casing from a truck.
And Carl is right, newspapers sell because people want to read about the bad news as it is happening to someone else and not them. For the last 12 months, I bought the morning paper because it was $2.20 for the paper and a coffee. Read enough in the time it took to have a smoke. They have stopped the deal (coffee is now $3.60) and I don't miss reading the crap.
In response to: This is what faces us every day' the Media only ever seems to serve this up to us 24 hours a day.
If there is a murder they zoom into the crime scene showing us the blood, we get fed a diet of misery and sadness for instance the death of a footy player on holiday in the USA got pages of coverage down to the last bloody detail.
The Trolls on face book and twitter are reported on all the time ...I could go on and on' is it any wonder that clinical depression is at an all time high.
The media defends itself by saying this is what we need to know ...why do we need to know?????????????????????????????? JMO
If there is a murder they zoom into the crime scene showing us the blood, we get fed a diet of misery and sadness for instance the death of a footy player on holiday in the USA got pages of coverage down to the last bloody detail.
The Trolls on face book and twitter are reported on all the time ...I could go on and on' is it any wonder that clinical depression is at an all time high.
The media defends itself by saying this is what we need to know ...why do we need to know?????????????????????????????? JMO
Funny when they dont we get crappy flufy news stories like the kid in romania beating the push up record thank you channel 7 tonight
mickyj63: Funny when they dont we get crappy flufy news stories like the kid in romania beating the push up record thank you channel 7 tonight
Yeah like this one, but I loved it
serene56: Yeah like this one, but I loved it
Think that is probably why the TV stations get the weatherman/woman to goof up??? To provide us with a bit of light relief from all that doom and gloom. 
serene56: Yeah like this one, but I loved it
The things you've exposed me to over the years.
I need a shot of something after watching that.
kidatheart: The things you've exposed me to over the years
Back at ya
Newlife08: Think that is probably why the TV stations get the weatherman/woman to goof up??? To provide us with a bit of light relief from all that doom and gloom.
Thats when my 20 yo daughter says I wanna kill that bloke .His name is Tim Noonan in adelaide deep voice and totally idiotic
serene56: Back at ya
I think you needed a stiff drink that time.
serene56: Yeah like this one, but I loved it
Awww sob story
Got ya right here >> 
kidatheart: I think you needed a stiff drink that time.
Nah, I can do it sober .. AND with the lights on
serene56: Nah, I can do it sober .. AND with the lights on
Probably better that way, hate to see you lose an eye or something.
kidatheart: Probably better that way, hate to see you lose an eye or something.
You're up late tonight dear
serene56: You're up late tonight dear
Yep, painting, as well as a few other monotonous tasks around the house. I started, and just kept going, I probably won't feel like doing it again for a while.
Probably will anyway though.
Funny, the last time I bought a newspaper was to wrap my dishes four years ago, and haven't watched TV regularly in over a decade.
All I get are the happy stories about lost monkeys and socks being recovered from dryers.
kidatheart: Yep, painting, as well as a few other monotonous tasks around the house. I started, and just kept going, I probably won't feel like doing it again for a while.
Probably will anyway though. Funny, the last time I bought a newspaper was to wrap my dishes four years ago, and haven't watched TV regularly in over a decade.
All I get are the happy stories about lost monkeys and socks being recovered from dryers.
Probably will anyway though. Funny, the last time I bought a newspaper was to wrap my dishes four years ago, and haven't watched TV regularly in over a decade.
All I get are the happy stories about lost monkeys and socks being recovered from dryers.
lolFinally managed to get my TV set out the front for a pickup, haven't watched it forever and it's a few years old soooo...
Slid it off the entertainment unit onto the sofa, slid the sofa over towards the living room door, lowered the TV onto an old blanket then dragged that out the front door, across the lawn and onto the kerbside
Very liberating not to have that big thing silently staring at me
serene56: lol
Finally managed to get my TV set out the front for a pickup, haven't watched it forever and it's a few years old soooo...
Slid it off the entertainment unit onto the sofa, slid the sofa over towards the living room door, lowered the TV onto an old blanket then dragged that out the front door, across the lawn and onto the kerbside Very liberating not to have that big thing silently staring at me
Finally managed to get my TV set out the front for a pickup, haven't watched it forever and it's a few years old soooo...
Slid it off the entertainment unit onto the sofa, slid the sofa over towards the living room door, lowered the TV onto an old blanket then dragged that out the front door, across the lawn and onto the kerbside Very liberating not to have that big thing silently staring at me
Oh, would you prefer some other big silent thing staring at you?
I still have my TV, it sat in my shed for 6/7 years, then my Mom's basement, and now it's in the back of my big truck. I sure hope it still works when I finally plug it in again, someday. I refuse to buy a flat screen until I know it's dead, and even then it's iffy.
kidatheart: Oh, would you prefer some other big silent thing staring at you?
I still have my TV, it sat in my shed for 6/7 years, then my Mom's basement, and now it's in the back of my big truck. I sure hope it still works when I finally plug it in again, someday. I refuse to buy a flat screen until I know it's dead, and even then it's iffy.
I still have my TV, it sat in my shed for 6/7 years, then my Mom's basement, and now it's in the back of my big truck. I sure hope it still works when I finally plug it in again, someday. I refuse to buy a flat screen until I know it's dead, and even then it's iffy.
There's nothing to watch on TV, haven't seen any movies I'm interested in for ages either
Must be hard to please
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If there is a murder they zoom into the crime scene showing us the blood, we get fed a diet of misery and sadness for instance the death of a footy player on holiday in the USA got pages of coverage down to the last bloody detail.
The Trolls on face book and twitter are reported on all the time ...I could go on and on' is it any wonder that clinical depression is at an all time high.
The media defends itself by saying this is what we need to know ...why do we need to know?????????????????????????????? JMO