Like most reports in the media today, nothing is “worth watching” unless it’s UNBELIEVABLE, or YOU NEVER SAW THAT COMING. But how did we get to this point? I agree that “unbelievable” events are worth watching, but whatever happened to the days when people would seek out articles/videos/interviews about topics THEY cared about? Now, we will watch/read anything that someone else tells us is remarkable, regardless of if we’re able to make a remark about it or not. It seems as if we will eat up anything that is visually appetizing now, even if we can’t stomach what is being fed to us. What has happened?
This headline comes from an article written by The Verge, a tech blogging and news site. I follow The Verge very closely because I enjoy most everything they write about, except this. This blatantly tells me regardless of your interests in glamour, or award shows, this is still worthy to see. I say to that, “by whose standards?” What if I don’t like Amy Schumer, or the Glamour awards? Should I still view her interview (which is what made the award show “worth watching”) just because it was drastic/unexpected/eyebrow raising? We should not only be satisfied by the next dramatic story in the headlines, but should actively make an effort to consume knowledge WE deem worthy of our attention. I fear our society has become so lazy that we prefer to rely on other people to do the research of interesting topics for us instead of seeking it out ourselves.