• thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works
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    I grew up watching re-runs of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, The Animaniacs, and Batman: The Animanted Series. Seeing Warner Bros. reduced to what it is now after the Discovery merger hurts my soul, let alone them trying to shelve the Coyote vs. ACME movie!

    I absolutely do not want to see these companies further consolidate - which is why I decide Lina Khan’s absence from the FTC; these media conglomerates should be further broken up in order to foster competition.

    But in the current Trump-led media circus - I am fully of the belief that the best bad option would likely be an Apple-led buyout.

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      Seeing Warner Bros. reduced to what it is now after the Discovery merger hurts my soul

      Why? Why do you care? It’s a company, not a person.

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        I grew up watching re-runs of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, The Animaniacs, and Batman: The Animated Series.

        The answer is right there, from the same paragraph. Call it nostalgia, if it helps clarify - but there is a sentimental feeling to shows that helped shape my sense of humour while growing up.

        I care about WB the company only in-so-far as they are the rights holders to that media, and therefore their ownership will determine whether/how I will be able to continue to enjoy them, new entries (such as Coyote vs. ACME), and introduce them to to my children.

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          23 hours ago

          You can download videos. I can teach you what torrenting is.

          None of this explains the corporate anthropomorphism.