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poormansnormal t1_j26ce4v wrote

It's called broadcast programming, and it's been a thing since the mid-1930s.

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Double-Working1990 OP t1_j26yt53 wrote

These comments are all so funny like you DIDNT know I wasn't talking about live TV? Hahaha why the hell would I ask that question? 😂

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jensalik t1_j275auw wrote

Because it's 2022 and there are kids out there who never had live broadcast TV in their lives while being old enough to be on reddit and ask questions.

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bambrini16 t1_j29fhad wrote

I’n confused by your comment and going by your upvoted it’s obviously my issue so ELIA5: if you exist at a time when you can go on reddit, it’s not possible for you to have lived and died before live broadcast TV was invented, no?

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yofomojojo t1_j29liw4 wrote

They were referring to the current cord-cutting generation, I assume. Analogue broadcast TV went offline in America years ago so you'd only get TV if you paid for cable or some equivalent service. Plenty of people opted to just stick to streaming services and "cut the cord".

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bambrini16 t1_j29m5af wrote

But they are aware of the concept even if they haven’t used it themselves, no?

I also had no idea that America didn’t have any freeview TV any more- that’s crazy! TIL

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jensalik t1_j29roc6 wrote

It went offline in Europe too. But we got digital decoders that you pay only once.

Many kids today watch their shows on Netflix and most adults don't bother to get decoders. So many households never actually watch live broadcast anymore. The concept of looking up when a show is gonna be broadcast and tuning in at the right time is absolutely alien to a good portion of today's youth.

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Shamino79 t1_j27vn9z wrote

The phrase “watch a show” originates from broadcast tv. If you said “stream a show” it would definitively be what you meant.

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Calm-Ad-9867 t1_j28apok wrote

Lack of intelligence obviously.

Has stupid thought, gets pointed out, becomes arrogant.

You follow the bleuprint to the dot

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bambrini16 t1_j29fq30 wrote

No, it’s quite clear what they meant. Everyone banging on about live TV (except for those who are obviously joking and teasing) is either being deliberately obtuse, pedantic, or just plain stupid

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FetusDrive t1_j29ii6v wrote

he meant watch a show, if he meant "stream" then that would be "stream".

it could also be "has anyone ever said the same prayer at the exact same time!?"

"obviously I didn't mean reciting the same prayer in a church!"

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bambrini16 t1_j29j6jp wrote

Don’t be ridiculous. Nobody says “I’ve been streaming X programme on Netflix”. You say “I’ve been watching X programme”. It was patently obvious that they meant a totally coincidental synchronisation

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FetusDrive t1_j29jzvd wrote

But that wasn’t their shower thought, the shower thought was the one they wrote, not the one they meant to write

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bambrini16 t1_j29k74f wrote

With all due respect, are you autistic or otherwise neurodivergent by any chance?

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FetusDrive t1_j29kumn wrote

Don’t cut yourself with that edge, bro

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bambrini16 t1_j29l24h wrote

How was that edgy?

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FetusDrive t1_j29ld17 wrote

interesting question you just asked, do you by chance have a hard time understanding things? (p.s. I am being respectful when I ask this!)

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bambrini16 t1_j29luxs wrote

I have a hard time understanding what’s edgy about trying to be mindful and respectful of others who maybe don’t process information the same as most people do

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FetusDrive t1_j29maqf wrote

ok, and I am asking the same to you. Do you have a hard time understanding things unlike normies like me? I

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bambrini16 t1_j29mkd6 wrote

But you never even answered? I’m guessing if you’re using a word like “normie” you’re probably not though and now I’m thinking you took the question as an insult. There’s nothing wrong with being neurodivergent- it’s not an insult

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FetusDrive t1_j29o86n wrote

people call other people autistic as an insult. They also ask if the other person is autistic as an insult.

I understand very well what you meant.

You're not understanding that the OP is being called out because he worded his shower thought poorly.

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bambrini16 t1_j29qeng wrote

Only if they think being autistic is a bad thing, which I don’t because I’m not unintelligent and immature. And I didn’t call you autistic- I politely asked if you were, or otherwise neurodivergent as autism is obviously not the only condition that can cause people to struggle to read between the lines and pick up on context and pragmatic clues, nor do all autistic people struggle with those things

Edit: and to clarify, I asked you so that I could be respectful if you were. If you were then I would understand better why you didn’t get what OP obviously meant to refer to. If you weren’t, then you’re just an idiot that lacks common sense

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FetusDrive t1_j2ab9cu wrote

Oh I see; so you are either going to call someone an idiot and be rude or be understanding if they are autistic. You sure saved yourself there !

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bambrini16 t1_j2am43a wrote

Well yeah- I’m not gonna say you lack common sense if you’ve got a good reason for not understanding

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LongBoyNoodle t1_j289k3w wrote

It's your fault. That's how you wrote it. As i grew up me and all my friends did watch the new naruto episode every wednesday for example. Dont act like a brat in those comments. Older people still watch shows on live TV. And even when you talk about streaming services. GoT was watched AS SOON as it was out for years. Im sure that happend.

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respectthegoat t1_j293056 wrote

You: Hey wouldn’t this common thing be crazy if it happened

Everyone: no it happens all the time

You: why does no one appreciate how deep I am

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