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How to Watch TV (www.gq.com)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Well that article was a waste of space. Not sure why GQ thought any of that was interesting or worth anyone’s time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

What didn't you like about the article?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

Aside from all the advertisements peppered inside and out of the article, personally, it felt like a bunch of highly-specific and yet somehow random and inconsistent advice about a topic that is highly individual/personal and doesn't need this kind of 'explainer.'

Some examples:

They say local news is the best kind of news, which in theory yes that was true, but in reality a massive amount of American's local news is owned and operated by Sinclair, a biased conservative company. Local news used to be the best kind of news, and may still be in a few select regions, but for most people it's just not anymore.

Dads, stop standing up two feet away from the TV screen. What are you all doing up there? And why are you asking so many questions about the plot? Just take a load off and sit on the couch with the rest of us. It’s nice down here.

Who does this help? It's cute, but useless.

Subtitles are always better than dubbing.

That's a highly subjective opinion that is completely dependent on the specific show, the native language, and the viewers' personal preference. I watch dubbed anime, but exclusively subtitled live action. That's how I do it, I don't care how other people do it. Again, personal preference.

Get an antenna. Over-the-air TV feels like magic whenever I put it on

K...

Always mute the commercials.

Entirely unnecessary and obvious advice from 1991. Commercials have always sucked, and we have always had a mute button.

Don’t scroll while you watch.

I'll scroll whenever I want to.

I'm sure I'm overreacting, but I just can't think of who specifically this article was for. It reads like they ran out of things to write and needed to fill space.