You would think that the worst time for anyone to go on strike is when the industry for which they work is not doing well. Of course, that would take common sense, and as the French Philosopher Voltaire once said, “Common sense is not so common.”
I just have to admit it: I can’t take reality anymore. It’s driving me more crazy than I already am. So, I figure, to cope, I have two choices: bury myself in the study and practice of Taoism or turn into a full-blown fentanyl user. Just lie on the couch and watch re-runs of the old Hardy Boys series and/ or Nancy Drew. Maybe some “Leave It To Beaver.”
I hope there is a clinical psychological study done one day on the sort of people who create anonymous FB pages and then pollute it with BS, attacking people, which include both public figures and private citizens.
Last week Fox News, without advance warning, parted ways with Tucker Carlson. Carlson was host of their flagship 8 p.m. program, which had a viewership larger than that of all the other cable news networks’ offerings combined. He had over three million viewers. Just as importantly, he had by far the highest ratings among the 25 to 49 - year - old age group (the demographic used by advertisers to determine how much they were willing to pay for their ads). Two days after Tucker was forced out, his time slot’s audience had been reduced by 56 percent. Chris Hayes of MSNBC overtook Fox. Even more telling, young people began going elsewhere. Some conservative blogs experienced a doubling of their viewership. Fox’s 25 to 49 - year - old audience segment slipped to third place among cable news providers. That is an economic disaster for Fox if they are unable to regain those viewers.
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