Shark week has become a bit of an event for a lot of people. I like watching the new Air Jaws films but once again Discovery Channel airs a "mockumentary" with "The Shark of Darkness" the 36' Submarine Shark.
What bothers me is that ignorance is just rampant in society today and I blame TV. People used to read but most people today just watch TV or read things on the internet which have to be true by law, roight?
Shows like this make stupid people more ignorant and that hurts society in general. I don't like it. I know, you is what you is but there is just no excuse. Yeah, people should know better, people should read and do basic research but most don't and they vote... but that is another subject.
 
Off soap box...
 
J

jbow
Shark week has become a bit of an event for a lot of people. I like watching the new Air Jaws films but once again Discovery Channel airs a "mockumentary" with "The Shark of Darkness" the 36' Submarine Shark.
What bothers me is that ignorance is just rampant in society today and I blame TV. People used to read but most people today just watch TV or read things on the internet which have to be true by law, roight?
Shows like this make stupid people more ignorant and that hurts society in general. I don't like it. I know, you is what you is but there is just no excuse. Yeah, people should know better, people should read and do basic research but most don't and they vote... but that is another subject.
 
Off soap box...
 
J

 
Ditto. I can't tell you how many times I've seen the "sirens" mockumentary shared on FB. The worst part is that no matter if you bust it in the comments and provide links to further expose it, people just don't react to that - it's already too late, and they've already re-shared it. 
 
Which is why the same hoaxes keep on coming back every x months, in spite of having busted a million times. People don't want to know, they want to react to things.
 
The worst part is that that stuff has contaminated many, many official and traditional news sources, who now spread that kind of misinformation instantly, thus giving credibility to even the most ridiculous story.
 
Being informed nowadays takes a lot of time and a lot of efforts - but that's okay because most don't want to be informed, they just want to react.
 
It's their world...
 

I love Shark week, but after last year you would think they would have learned a lesson. I bet the actual marine biologist out there hate the fake shows. We watched it knowing (and expecting) it to be fake...so it was entertaining.

I prefer Shart Week on Comedy central.
 
The South Park where Randy and Bono compete for the biggest prize in "sports" is the highlight.
 
JR

Around here, it's usually snark week.

clintmartin
I bet the actual marine biologist out there hate the fake shows. 

I am amused when I see a guitar player in movie/TV show who is obviously NOT a guitar player.
 
I am amused when I hear "techies" talk computer stuff in a movie/TV show when it's apparent the writers know almost null/nil/0 bits about computer software/hardware.

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clintmartin
I bet the actual marine biologist out there hate the fake shows. 

I am amused when I see a guitar player in movie/TV show who is obviously NOT a guitar player.
 
I am amused when I hear "techies" talk computer stuff in a movie/TV show when it's apparent the writers know almost null/nil/0 bits about computer software/hardware.

+1 (and 0). 

Rain 
Ditto. I can't tell you how many times I've seen the "sirens" mockumentary shared on FB. The worst part is that no matter if you bust it in the comments and provide links to further expose it, people just don't react to that - it's already too late, and they've already re-shared it. 
 
Which is why the same hoaxes keep on coming back every x months, in spite of having busted a million times. People don't want to know, they want to react to things.

 
One of the most depressing things about having a Facebook account is discovering how gullible your friends are. I get so sick of all the "viral outrage" they take part in, usually propagated by the sharing of some BS or other which turns out to be at best misleading, at worst a complete and utter hoax. And it doesn't matter how many of them are eventually exposed as hoaxes, as soon as the next one comes around it's business as usual. 
 
Right now everyone's going nuts over the Terms of Service in Facebook's new Messenger app for Android. It says things like "you are giving this app permission to use the camera at any time" and I have friends going NUTS because they think this means the app is going to snap random photos of them when they're not expecting it (and probably uploading them to the government or something). But as many have pointed out, they're just standard Android permissions for an app to use the camera, you know, in case you want to send a freaking PHOTO with your message. And even when I point this out, they're like "hmm, well that's maybe so, but I still feel like there's something sinister going on."
 
People are so afraid to let go of things that have gotten them riled up. Or things that have pulled at their heartstrings. Recently there was a viral video making the rounds of a beagle who appeared to be "apologizing" to a baby for stealing his toy, by piling lots of other toys on him. But right before the beagle starts this "heartwarming act of love," the audio cuts out and is replaced with some cheesy tune. Meaning, obviously, that the owner is giving commands. But point this out to the steaming Facebook crowds who think it's just SO adorable and cute, and you're a "hater." Sometimes I feel humanity hasn't progressed much further than the medieval peasant stage. These same people would be accusing people of being witches and burning them at the stake if they'd been born a few centuries ago. 

Maybe we should test these people to see if they are, indeed, witches?  The test is simple:  You just put them underwater for an hour and, if they survive, then they're a witch!  (This is when you burn them at the stake.) 

Hmmmm....such a test could be called an auto da fe ???  
 
JR