So I was over at my friend's house the and I turned on Little House on the Prairie on one of those old people channels. Two commercials in a row came on, 1st for a DRM adult diaper co. and then for funeral insurance. Imagine watching and having your decline thrown in your face.
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Replying to @LAForeverHall @vgr
Are you sure you are accurately modeling the mind of the viewer of such channels? My point is: not only would I (50+ yo) not watch such content, I would (and do) use DVR and ad-blocking tech. Meaning that I clearly have a very different world view from such viewers.
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I’m not saying I’m better than them. I’m saying they differ from me (along dimensions I consider important) in ways that are so extreme that I don’t feel qualified to judge how they would interpret what they see.
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Replying to @handleym99 @vgr
The companies that advertise on the channel are all direct response marketing outfits, so it's easy for them to judge the economics of the ad spend. So clearly some portion of the viewership is responsive to it. I'm just saying aging sucks.
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Replying to @LAForeverHall @vgr
Oh, I’m sure people respond; and yes, aging sucks — we all have parents... And bodies... My point is just that I think we all need to be more humble about casually assuming we know what’s happening in other people’s minds, whether it’s motivations or emotions.
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As a tranny, between the diuretics and the suicidality I feel like I can empathize pretty well on both counts. 
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