[hombre_fatal]

I think it just shows you how much time people spend watching TV, so much that they have (or at least think they have) consumed all the worthy content on Netflix.

I wonder how many HNers would be happier if they replaced their excess TV consumption with something more fulfilling than working out how they can subscribe part-time to every service just so they can watch even more.

Aside, add "The Alienist" to that list. Great period piece in early New York with Dakota Fanning and Luke Evans. Has nothing to do with aliens btw.

[Invictus0]

Every time I tell people I don't watch TV, they immediately ask me what I do, as if watching TV is the only thing to do.

[nine_zeros]

I used to be the guy not watching tv everyday. And then I got married

Kidding. TV, especially good quality production, has been a great way for me to tune out of politics and the toxic environment of life in America. It's sad but for anyone just looking to get past the nightmare TV is a real boon.

[fastball]

Have you tried cutting out the news in general? Helped me a lot.

I just read Wikipedia's current events[1] section once a week or so.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events

[nine_zeros]

Cutting out news is hard when the administration actively pushes policies that affect me and people close to me on a weekly basis.

With the current government, I might lose loved ones to covid, deportation, violence, healthcare disaster, job loss, mental problems, drug abuse, gun shooting or just plain ol suicide.

Choose your poison cuz this otherwise this government will choose one for you.

[fastball]

Statistically not though. That's just the news making you feel that way.

The US has one of the lowest case fatality rates in the world for COVID-19[1]. As far as I'm aware, none of those other things you mention have increased dramatically under the current admin, except as they relate to COVID and lockdowns, which the entire world is unfortunately experiencing, not just the USA. It is certainly strange to pin coronavirus side-effects on the POTUS when you look at how the rest of the world is faring.

The US also remains one of the least likely countries on earth where you will lose a loved one to a healthcare disaster (even before the ACA) – quality of care in America is one of the highest in the world.

[1] http://91-divoc.com/pages/covid-visualization/

[jjeaff]

Case fatality rate is the one metric that has almost nothing to do with leadership. America is fairing well in that metric because we have good doctors and good technology and good facilities.

All the other metrics, infection rates, testing, contact tracing, reflect partially on the administration. And we are not fairing well, comparatively on any of those metrics.

[nine_zeros]

> Statistically not though. That's just the news making you feel that way.

I am not only looking at statistics to comfort myself. I am also looking at leadership and the direction of this ship, just like the way I would evaluate a potential employer.

Working a job at a sinking, chaotic ship with NO DESIRE to improve sucks. America's leadership, government and 50% of the population who'd cheer the crazy captain at the expense of the ship are exactly that.

No amount of past statistics can change the present reality.