It seems to be happening more frequently that I’ll be listening to a pod that discusses current events (online & otherwise) and they just utterly fail to describe what the fuck even happened. Like they’ll just obliquely reference some event and it’s assumed the listener already knows about it and is tuning in for the discussion. maybe they’ll actually explain but only after at least few minutes of comments which I have no context for and can’t really parse.

maybe I’m noticing this becasuse I’m recovering from terminally online syndrome, maybe they’re getting lazier, but It’s happened in chapo trap house, wtyp, seeking derangements, possibly even true anon(?). Never citations needed though, they’re goated.

If you’re a podcaster and you’re going to discuss some current event please actually relay what happened (who, what, when, where, why) for your audience before making jokes about it.

idk, maybe this is a neurodivergence thing. and yes I am actually listening.