Thoughts on Fake News

The other day I was telling a story to a coworker. I hadn't gotten far into it before my story was animatedly categorized as Fake News. Flustered I walked away. It wasn't my job to verify stories. True or not, it didn't matter. It was just a story.

It seems convenient for conspiracy theorists and event deniers to shun everything that seems unbelievable.

I did see a piece of Fake News once. Well, once that was obvious. I remember hoping the post of Trump’s fatal heart attack was true. :)

There was a Simpson episodes were Lisa discovered some haunting facts about the glorified founder of Springfield. When it came down to the time she was going to reveal the truth, she decided against sharing what she found. I believe she said the fictitious legend of the founder had merit. The towns people took to heart valuable moral lessons.

Filmed before a live studio audience

When I watch TV, I try to get interested in a modern show, but I always fall back to older shows like Cheers. Maybe it is because I know everybody's name.

I like the old photos at the beginning of the show. I'm not sure if they are authentic, but it makes me wonder about the many people never mentioned in the history books. Some probably gathered in local pubs and probably for all different reasons.

The guy in the above photo makes me think he was a young businessman who wanted to impress everyone that he was more successful than he really was. The people at the bar probably know that, but let him live out his fantasy anyway.

We used to watch this show during dinner growing up. After the disclaimer at the beginning of the show "Cheers was filmed before a live studio audience." somebody in my family would always say "Which is better than a dead one."

I visited the bar that inspired the show. It was a lot smaller than the stage it was actually filmed on, but it was still pretty neat to see. Can't say I could ever see myself spending hours at pub telling stories and what not. My life just isn't that interesting.

I guess that is the point. People want to go where others are glad they came.