rant · moment 16 of 18
Ableism, Necrophilia Logic, and the Online/TV Media Split
from #257 - Bomb Energy | The Tim Dillon Show · #257
2 min
Tim takes the diversity-checklist argument to its absurd extreme (calling for corpses to represent the most marginalized), then pivots to how online media is decentralizing power away from legacy TV networks.
- Tim identifies a major split happening between TV personalities and online creators, with traditional media figures having far fewer social media followers.
- Eyeballs are leaving television and moving to the internet, creating a fundamental shift in where audiences consume content.
- People on the TV side of the split are in a fit of rage over the decentralization of media and the rise of online creators with money and followings.
- Corporate media workers are angry that independent writers on Substack and other platforms are building followings without needing traditional gatekeepers.
- Tim notes that established interests keep trying to do something about the decentralization, but the momentum and money are currently with online creators.
- Online content works because creators have freedom and can make what resonates with audiences, unlike the constraints of corporate television.
- If the landscape changes, Tim jokes he'll start a podcast with Hunter Biden and it will be great.