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In reply to the discussion: I Will Be Skipping Tonight's SNL [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)28. Vox has a piece on this show, including a section titled
"A brief history of Elon Musk being a humongous jerk," which in some cases, specially Covid related, is of course an understatement.
The youngish author's argument that SNL still exists because it's important to Boomers (a ruling "gerontocracy" ) doesn't hold up for us. We almost never watch because we typically regret it when we try and agree with the author about its typical mediocrity and that its ability to corrupt people (left or right depending on direction of outrage) is mostly imaginary.
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Me three... usually DVR it and skip to Weekend update... I'll just catch that on YouTube.
Comfortably_Numb
May 2021
#2
You can be an advocate for electric cars while not supporting a Union Busting POS...
Humanist_Activist
May 2021
#6
Apparently this episode will also be streamed live on Youtube for the first time internationally.
IcyPeas
May 2021
#8
What a disappointing outcome from a man who seemed to be blazing his own trail.
BobTheSubgenius
May 2021
#16